2007-03-14T12:49:00.000+08:00

Who the bloody hell are we?

It's been called the Great Southern Land
The land down under too
A country under Commonwealth command
Represented by an Emu and Kangaroo

From the tip up north near Darwin
In the Northern Territory
Right down to Tassie's Launceston
It's the great Australian story

And as countries go I guess
We're fairly young when compared
For just over 100 birthdays rest
Since federation was declared

But tell that to our Aboriginal folk
For on this land they've sat
100 odd years to them is a joke
They've been here a lot bloody longer than that

And on the subject of all of the folk
Who make up the populous here
There's a lot of mixed blood in Sheila and bloke
Who get together for a barbie and beer

There's British and Asians
There's Indians and Europeans
There are Middle East nations
Americans, Russians and Koreans

And that is the essence of this great place
Australia has a multicultural population
We've people representing almost every race
Who make up the face of our nation

And on the whole we're a peaceful bunch
Anything else would be un-Australian
A day at the beach or a Melbourne Cup lunch
To not practice mateship would be somewhat alien

We cherish our sport and that's for sure
And we love to give anything a go
And taking it easy is at our core
In fact, it's almost a national motto

But that's not to say we don't work hard
An honest day's work earns us our grub
We're diggers willing to go the extra yard
We get the job done before hitting the pub

And our mateship is not just contained to our shores
We back up our allies all over the world
We've our fair share of soldiers fighting in wars
You'll always find an Aussie flag unfurled

So Aussies at home and Aussies abroad
Stand up and give yourselves a hand
For your contribution we can applaud
You're an important part of the Great Southern Land