[Verse 1 - Hey mate] Hey mate - I've always liked Australians Land down under where the women glow and the men chunder, but you show up 1918, 1942, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan - every time we called, you came ANZUS 1951, Five Eyes, AUKUS now - nuclear submarines, but mates first, not just names [Chorus - Good nature + trade] $8.5 billion handshake - lithium, rare earth, gallium, cobalt - you got the dirt that runs Detroit Biggest lithium in the world - you power my EV while I'm still burning petrol, mate Critical minerals agreement - October White House you went from quarry to heavyweight Not just rocks - space tracking, mRNA, bushfire crews swapping with California [Verse 2 - Funny warning - a little humorous] Now listen, mate - funny part, I gotta say it with love Stop watching so much pops Republican news, eh? You like our Republicans too much - you got that Sky News after dark playing Fox on repeat We love you, but mate, don't catch that fever - you got better beaches than politics [Bridge - Psychedelic good nature] Didgeridoo in Joshua Tree, pedal steel in the Outback AC/DC in Detroit, Dead in Byron Bay - same feedback Surf in Noosa, snow in Adirondack - same stoke, different coat Vegemite and peanut butter - both stick to the throat [Outro - Warm] Hey mate, from a land down under to a land up over You’re the only one who never asked - what’s in it for us? You just came. 100 years. That’s not an alliance, mate - that’s family.
