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