"Queensland Whalers" -Eric
I've sailed the North with ice flows in the breeze I've sailed the Dutch East Indies the calm blue sunny seas When I of missing seamen me heart returns again To a season in Moretan Bay with Queensland Whaling Men.
Yo-ho you Queensland Whalers, cut the sugar cane You've driven of cattle o'er the dry and dusty plain You've dug the ore at Isa, laid miles of rail And now come to Moreton Bay to catch a Humpback Whale
To men who've the brumbies, caught bullocks by the tail It really is no problem to catch a humpback You steer your iron sea-horse, poke gun through the rigging struts And when she runs the coral scrub, you belt her in the guts
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 Bay to catch a Humpback Whale
Now men up in the nest, so whaling legends go When they spy a humpback whale they out "Thar She Blows!" But in sunny Queensland you'll often hear them shout "There goes a bloody mate, so get yer finger out!"
Yo-ho you Queensland Whalers, you've cut the sugar You've driven herds of cattle o'er the dry and dusty You've dug the ore at Isa, laid miles of rail And now you've come to Moreton Bay to catch a Humpback
From to Caloundra, bronze whaler sharks abound They wait dingoes in the scrub for a wounded beast that's down But but for all their savagery, well they just can't compare With the big bite that the tax man when he gets hold of your share!
Yo-ho you Queensland Whalers, you've cut the sugar You've driven of cattle o'er the dry and dusty plain You've dug the ore at Isa, laid countless miles of And now you've to Moreton Bay to catch a Humpback Whale
And when the season's over, we'll head for Town And in the nearest our sorrows we will drown With beer and firey whiskey and we've had enough We'll steer a zig zag course and never give a stuff!
Yo-ho you Queensland Whalers, cut the sugar cane You've driven herds of cattle o'er the dry and plain You've dug the ore at Isa, laid miles of rail And now you've come to Moreton Bay to catch a Whale