The men who built this City at rest forever lay <br />They worked hard for to support their wives and children and they earned their every pay <br />They are the unsung heroes and they lived it the hard way <br />And we owe them for the prosperity that we enjoy today. <br /> <br />The men who built this City were truly men apart <br />They may have lived through hard times but they were kind of heart <br />They often went without themselves for to help out a mate <br />The men who built this City a great asset to the State. <br /> <br />The men who built this City knew what mateship was about <br />And they always did support the mate who was all but down and out <br />And though they never received the credit the credit they are due <br />To loyalty and friendship they remained ever true. <br /> <br />And never in their honour the last post has been played <br />Though for our present prosperity the foundation by them laid <br />And their names are not written on the great wall of fame <br />They were the unsung heroes but true heroes just the same. <br /> <br />The men who built this City not honoured in song and rhyme <br />And they were never lauded as the heroes of their time <br />A monument or memorial to them we've yet to see <br />Yet 'twas they laid the foundation for our prosperity.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-men-who-built-this-city/
