"Queensland Whalers" -Eric
I've sailed the North Atlantic ice flows in the breeze I've sailed the East Indies o'er the calm blue sunny seas When I think of missing seamen me returns again To a season in Moretan Bay with Queensland Whaling Men.
Yo-ho you Whalers, you've cut the sugar cane You've driven herds of cattle the dry and dusty plain You've dug the ore at Isa, laid countless of rail And now you've come to Moreton Bay to a Humpback Whale
To men who've the brumbies, caught bullocks by the tail It really is no problem to a humpback whale You steer your iron sea-horse, your gun through the rigging struts And when she through the coral scrub, you belt her in the guts
Yo-ho you Whalers, you've cut the sugar cane driven herds of cattle o'er the dry and dusty plain You've dug the ore at Isa, laid miles of rail And now you've to Moreton Bay to catch a Humpback Whale
Now men up in the nest, so whaling legends go When spy a humpback whale they yell out "Thar She Blows!" But here in sunny you'll often hear them shout "There goes a beauty mate, so get yer finger out!"
Yo-ho you Queensland Whalers, you've cut the cane You've herds of cattle o'er the dry and dusty plain You've dug the ore at Isa, laid countless miles of And now come to Moreton Bay to catch a Humpback Whale
From Moreton to Caloundra, bronze whaler sharks They wait like in the scrub for a wounded beast that's down But but for all their bloody savagery, well they just compare With the big that the tax man takes when he gets hold of your share!
Yo-ho you Whalers, you've cut the sugar cane You've driven herds of cattle o'er the dry and plain You've dug the ore at Isa, laid countless of rail And now come to Moreton Bay to catch a Humpback Whale
And when the season's over, we'll head for Brisbane And in the nearest our sorrows we will drown With beer and whiskey and when we've had enough We'll steer a steady zig zag course and never a stuff!
Yo-ho you Queensland Whalers, you've cut the cane You've driven herds of cattle the dry and dusty plain You've dug the ore at Isa, laid miles of rail And now you've come to Moreton Bay to catch a Whale