TUNE: Dixie's Land
SITE SOURCE: Sydney Folklore Project - Section 7: MARITIME

I Wish I Was In Queensland

Oh, we're bound away in Winefred
Commanded by G M Maxted
To the land, to the land etc
Single, married and children too
With doctor and matron to look after you.

To the land, to the land etc

I wish I was in Queensland
Heigh Ho Ley-dan
In that lovely land I'll take my stand
I'll live and die in Queensland

We've lots of jolly single girls
So nobby with their teeth and curls
To the land, to the land
And just as many single en
Who'll take delight in looking at them
To the land, to the land

Oh and when we get to this land of clover
We'll stick to cocktails, bandy and soda
To the land, to the land
And if we can't get that, d'yer see,
We'll stick to damper, mutton and tea

Now girls cheer up for Moreton Bay
And wish for a fair wind every day
Take my advice and never despair
You'll find it better to 'act on the square'

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