The Australian Wayfarers - Bloody Bonza Mate!

When he looked down on the earth at what he'd done so far
He said now for something special, and he made australia
He painted all the outside green and made the centre red
Filled it up with bush flies, this is what he said
He said it's bloody bonza mate, bloody bonza mate
Stepped back to admire his work and reckoned it was great
From quay up to canberra
And the western eastern states
Bet your life australia it's bloody bonza mate

And then he really got stuck in and it didn't take him long
Creating plains and mountain ranges, creeks and billabongs
And soon the place was overgrown with eucalyptus trees
And wattles blooming' everywhere and he was quite pleased
He said it's bloody bonza mate, bloody bonza mate
The best thing that I've ever done, the others just don't rate
From darwin down to fargo
And the west and the eastern states
Bet your life australia it's bloody bonza mate

Now all the place required was an animal or two
So he made a pygmy bandicoot and the kangaroo
And even dogs that could not bark and birds that couldn't sing
And last of all some humans just to keep an eye on things
He said it's bloody bonza mate, bloody bonza mate
Wandered round a while and then declared this place is great
From uluru to kakadu
From the west and the eastern states
Bet your life australia it's bloody bonza mate

He did a terrific job when he made the sun country
There's nothing like it anywhere, well that you must agree
So now it's up to all of us to see it stays that way
And take care of australia so our grandchildren can say
it's bloody bonza mate, bloody bonza mate
Anyway you look at it, you gotta say it's great
From carpin to ganguly
To the gulf to the garden states
Bet your life australia it's bloody bonza mate

it's bloody bonza mate, bloody bonza mate
Of all the places in the world this one takes the cake
From carpin to ganguly
To the gulf to the garden states
Bet your life australia it's bloody bonza mate
Bet your life australia it's bloody bonza mate

Written by:
ARTHUR FAIRBAIRN

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