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