When the summer sun is shining on happy land Round 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 plainly tell, that barby time again
When the are burning fiercely, when the smoke 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 along mate and grab your plate, let's have a barbecue!
The Scots eat lots of haggis, the French eat snails and 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 meat at an Aussie barbeque
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, it's the aussie to do So come along mate and grab your plate, have a barbecue.
There's stuck to the margarine, the bread has gone rock hard The are fighting and the mossies are biting, who forgot the Aerogard? bull ants in the eskie, and the beer is running out And what you saw in Mum's slaw, you just don't think about
When the steaks are fiercely, when the smoke gets in your eyes When the sausges like fried toothpaste and your driven mad with flies It's a national institution, the aussie So come on mate and grab plate, let's have a barbecue.
And when the barby's and your homeward way you wend With a funny tummy on the dummy, many lonely hours you'll spend You might find yourself reflecting, many often do Come rain or shine that's the bloody last time that you'll a barbecue!
When the steaks are fiercely, when the smoke gets in your eyes When the sausges taste like fried toothpaste and your driven mad flies It's a national institution, ausssie thing to do So come on mate and grab your plate, let's have a