"Queensland Whalers" -Eric
I've sailed the North Atlantic with ice in the breeze I've sailed the Dutch East Indies o'er the calm blue sunny When I of missing seamen me heart returns again To a spent in Moretan Bay with Queensland Whaling Men.
you Queensland Whalers, you've cut the sugar cane You've herds of cattle o'er the dry and dusty plain You've dug the ore at Isa, countless miles of rail And now you've come to Moreton Bay to a Humpback Whale
To men who've chased the brumbies, caught by the tail It really is no problem to a humpback whale You steer your sea-horse, poke your gun through the rigging struts And when she runs through the scrub, you belt her in the guts
you Queensland Whalers, you've cut the sugar cane You've driven of cattle o'er 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 catch a Whale
Now men up in the crows nest, so whaling go When they spy a humpback whale they out "Thar She Blows!" But here in sunny Queensland you'll often them shout "There a bloody beauty mate, so get yer finger out!"
Yo-ho you Whalers, you've cut the sugar 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 you've come to Moreton Bay to a Humpback Whale
From to Caloundra, bronze whaler sharks abound They wait like dingoes in the scrub for a wounded beast that's But but for all their bloody savagery, well just can't compare the big bite 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 you've come to Moreton Bay to catch a Humpback
And the season's over, we'll head for Brisbane Town And in the nearest our sorrows we will drown beer and firey whiskey and when we've had enough We'll steer a steady zig zag course and give a stuff!
Yo-ho you Queensland Whalers, you've cut the sugar driven herds of cattle o'er the dry and dusty plain You've dug the ore at Isa, countless miles of rail And now you've come to Moreton Bay to catch a Humpback