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