The Engineers Song

About the Song

A classic, boisterous song for the Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), celebrating their ability to demolish both structures and beers with equal enthusiasm. Variations of this song exist across many Commonwealth armies.

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Lyrics

We are, we are, we are, we are, we are the Engineers,

We can, we can, we can, we can demolish forty beers,

Drink rum, drink rum, drink rum and come along with us,

For we don't give a damn for any old man who don't give a damn for us.

My father was a miner from the northern Malamute,

My mother was a hostess in a house of ill repute,

They kicked me out at tender age and ever since that day,

I've been a roving Engineer and never lost my way.

We are, we are, we are, we are, we are the Engineers,

We can, we can, we can, we can demolish forty beers,

Drink rum, drink rum, drink rum and come along with us,

For we don't give a damn for any old man who don't give a damn for us.