"Queensland Whalers" -Eric
sailed the North Atlantic with ice flows in the breeze I've sailed the Dutch East Indies o'er the calm sunny seas When I think of missing seamen me returns again To a season spent in Moretan Bay Queensland Whaling Men.
Yo-ho you Whalers, you've cut the sugar cane You've driven herds of 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
To men who've chased the brumbies, bullocks 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 she runs through the coral scrub, you belt her in the guts
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, laid countless 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 in sunny Queensland you'll often hear them shout "There goes a bloody beauty mate, so get yer out!"
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, countless miles of rail And now you've come to Moreton Bay to catch a Humpback
From Moreton to Caloundra, whaler sharks abound They wait like dingoes in the for a wounded beast that's down But but for all their bloody savagery, well just can't compare With the big that the tax man takes when he gets hold of your share!
Yo-ho you Queensland Whalers, you've cut the 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 come to Moreton Bay to catch a Humpback Whale
And when the over, we'll head for Brisbane Town And in the nearest boozer our sorrows we will With beer and firey whiskey and when we've had We'll steer a zig zag course and never give a stuff!
you Queensland Whalers, you've cut the sugar cane You've driven herds of 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