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