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we're sitting down to hear you fellas
tell us all what must be done
our life's a mess no need to tell us
show us how your country's run
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My land, my mother
Raped and scarred, naked and bleeding
Her secret places ravished
Her precious things are stolen,
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The dark envelops like a shroud
the silent silver street
and drizzle dims the distance
as the solitary neon faintly calls
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I feel a little safer now the empire's in control.
The king is in his counting house, the army's in the mall,
protecting us from enemies who'd rob us of our ease,
of life and freedom, liberty to spend life as we please.
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Australia Day. We celebrate
in red and white and blue
or maybe green and gold
if sport's our thing.
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we're sitting down to hear you fellas
tell us all what must be done
our life's a mess no need to tell us
show us how your country's run
i know you've got a plan to follow
dreamed up in some fella's head
sit down with us and let us tell you
what we need to do instead
the grog's a curse we'd like to stop
the young blokes sniffing glue and stuff
so show us how you've got on top
of all the things that make life tough
who brought us the grog to start with
who sat down on all our land
who brought clap and flu and sickness
so we could no longer stand
once a horse's spirit's broken
he'll do what you want him to
we've been hurt by words you've spoken
but we still know what to do
we can teach our young men courage
we can share with those in need
we can learn the ancient wisdom
we can live without your greed
when you've got your problems sorted
when your greed is in control
we can sit down with each other
start to make our country whole
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