"Queensland Whalers" -Eric
I've sailed the Atlantic with ice flows in the breeze sailed the Dutch East Indies o'er the calm blue sunny seas When I think of missing me heart returns again To a season spent in Moretan Bay with Queensland Men.
Yo-ho you Queensland Whalers, you've cut the sugar You've 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 come to Bay to catch a Humpback Whale
To men who've chased the brumbies, bullocks by the tail It really is no problem to a humpback whale You steer your iron sea-horse, poke your gun through the struts And when she runs through the scrub, you belt her in the guts
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, countless miles of rail And now you've to Moreton Bay to catch a Humpback Whale
Now men up in the crows nest, so whaling go When they spy a humpback 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 Whalers, you've cut the sugar cane You've herds of cattle o'er the dry and dusty plain dug the ore at Isa, laid countless miles of rail And now you've come to Bay to catch a Humpback Whale
From Moreton to Caloundra, whaler sharks abound They wait like 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 the tax man takes when he gets hold of your share!
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 come to Moreton Bay to catch a Whale
And when the season's over, head for Brisbane Town And in the nearest boozer our sorrows we will With beer and firey whiskey and when had enough We'll a steady zig zag course and never give a stuff!
Yo-ho you Queensland Whalers, 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 catch a Humpback