Em           Am  C  G
He was alone of his people  
   Em            Am   C  G
In a Melbourne hotel on a Friday night  
    Em            Am  C G
He was alone of his people  
        Em              Am     C G
But he just sat on his own he was feeling alright  
     Em             Am  C  G
From the west coast of Africa  
    Em           Am  C  G
Seeking knowledge he'd come  
    Em              Am C G
He was a student of medicine  
     Em               Am   C G
He stuck out like a sore thumb  
 
    B7             C
He was alone of his people, alone of his race  
 B7            C                  Em   Am   C
Alone of his people, alone in a strange strange place  
G          Em   Am  C G
Strange strange place 
 
      Em               Am  C G
Then they burst in like thunder  
     Em             Am   C  G
They were chanting their lines  
     Em               Am C  G
They wore haircuts from Britain  
     Em              Am   C G
They wore boots just like mine  
      Em            Am C G
And their blood it was up  
    Em             Am  C G
As the beers they went down  
     Em          Am  C  G
It was six against one  
      Em            Am  C G
It was a night on the town  
 
    B7             C
He was alone of his people, alone of his race  
 B7            C
Alone of his people, alone in a strange place  
 B7            C          B7
Alone to the blows, alone to the ravages 
    C         Em Am  C G
He was alone among savages 
 
    Em              Am C G
Now next day in the newspaper  
       Em       Am  C  G
This young man he replied  
     Em           Am   C G
Said he could not believe  
       Em          Am  C G
All their hatred inside  
     Em             Am  C G
Though the wounds would soon heal  
     Em           Am C G
Well it was no disgrace  
       Em          Am  C G
And he would not soon forget  
  Em             Am   C G
The looks on their face  
       Em           Am  C  G
And I will not soon forget  
     Em            Am C G
All my feelings of shame  
        Em           Am  C G
So will you tell me Ron Casey  
      Em          Am  C G
Tell me who is to blame?  
         Em             Am  C G
And will you tell me Bruce Ruxton  
         Em               Am C  G
Is this the country You fought for?  
   Em            Am  C G
Was it six against one  
    Em             Am  C  G
The way you won that old war?