When the summer sun is on Australia's happy land Round countless fires, in attire in many solemn bands of glum watching as the lunch goes up in flames By the smoke and the smell you can tell, that it's barby time again
When the steaks are burning fiercely, when the smoke in your eyes When the sausges taste like fried toothpaste and your driven mad with a national institution, it's the aussie thing to do So along mate and grab your plate, let's have a barbecue!
The Scots eat of haggis, the French eat snails and frogs The Greeks throw on their mousakis, and the Chinese love hot dogs The Welshmen to have a leek, the Irish like thier stew But you just beat that half-cooked meat at an Aussie barbeque
When the steaks are burning fiercely, when the gets in your eyes When the sausges like fried toothpaste and your driven mad with flies a national institution, it's the aussie thing to do So come along mate and grab your plate, have a barbecue.
There's flies to the margarine, the bread has gone rock hard The kids are fighting and the mossies are biting, who forgot the There's bull in the eskie, and the beer is running out And what you saw in Mum's cole slaw, you just don't think
When the steaks are fiercely, when the smoke gets in your eyes When the sausges taste like fried and your driven mad with flies It's a national institution, the aussie So come on and grab your plate, let's have a barbecue.
And when the barby's over and your way you wend With a funny tummy on the family dummy, lonely hours you'll spend You might find yourself reflecting, many often do Come rain or shine that's the bloody last that you'll have a barbecue!
When the steaks are burning fiercely, when the smoke gets in your When the sausges taste like fried toothpaste and driven mad with flies It's a national institution, it's ausssie to do So come on mate and grab plate, let's have a barbeque