Real country people in their prime,
Orang-orang pedesaan sejati di masa terbaik mereka,
Livin' in New South on Queensland time
Hidup di New South dengan waktu Queensland
He's a stockman, likes raisin' sheep,
Dia seorang penggembala, suka memelihara domba,
Likes raisin' children, don't get much sleep
Suka mengasuh anak-anak, jarang tidur
On the shady big verandah, with his hardworking wife,
Di beranda besar yang teduh, bersama istrinya yang pekerja keras,
Three young sidekicks,
Tiga anak muda yang jadi teman,
It's a way of life.
Ini cara hidup.

Some years they make it, some years they don't
Beberapa tahun mereka berhasil, beberapa tahun tidak
Sometimes the creek flows, sometimes it won't
Kadang sungai mengalir, kadang tidak
Sometimes he's mean, he's got a gun
Kadang dia galak, dia punya senjata
When the ewes are lambing he's got pigs on the run
Saat domba melahirkan, babi-babi pun berlarian
Out in the lignum, on the water course
Di tengah semak, di jalur air
You could lose a pig dog, you could lose a horse.
Kamu bisa kehilangan anjing babi, bisa juga kehilangan kuda.

Think you oughta know the channel's coming through
Kamu harus tahu saluran itu akan datang
Wipin' out the bushland and the kangaroo
Menghapuskan lahan semak dan kanguru
Greedy men with water rights to neutralise the land
Laki-laki serakah dengan hak air untuk menguasai tanah
When's it gonna stop I just don't understand.
Kapan semua ini akan berhenti, saya tidak mengerti.
With cotton in their ears and dollars in their eyes
Dengan kapas di telinga dan uang di mata mereka
Their banker grins and our country dies.
Bankir mereka tersenyum sementara tanah kita mati.

They love the bush, they grow the wool
Mereka mencintai semak, mereka membudidayakan wol
They respect the land and it's beautiful
Mereka menghormati tanah dan itu indah
Blue Bonnets, Leatherheads and Red-Back Wrens
Bonnets Biru, Leatherheads, dan Red-Back Wrens
Bower Birds, Ring Necks and Water Hens
Burung Bower, Ring Necks, dan Ayam Air
Red Wings and Red Tailed Black Cockatoos
Sayap Merah dan Kakatua Hitam Ekor Merah
Think of all the rainbows we could lose
Pikirkan semua pelangi yang bisa kita hilangkan

Real country people in their prime
Orang-orang pedesaan sejati di masa terbaik mereka
Livin' in New South on Queensland time
Hidup di New South dengan waktu Queensland
He's a stockman likes raisin' sheep,
Dia seorang penggembala, suka memelihara domba,
Likes raisin' children, don't get much sleep
Suka mengasuh anak-anak, jarang tidur
On the shady big verandah with his hard workin' wife
Di beranda besar yang teduh, bersama istrinya yang pekerja keras,
Three young side kicks,
Tiga anak muda yang jadi teman,
It's a way of life.
Ini cara hidup.