(Up‑beat piano‑rock intro kicks in) Verse 1 — 1960s Menzies years, post‑war hum, Television starts to come, First Nations vote in ’62, Snowy Scheme work nearly through, Beatles tour, big crowds roar, Cyclone Tracy’s still afar, Cane and wheat, bushfire haze, Sixties shift, changing days, Referendum ’67 call — Yes vote rises, stand up tall! Pre‑Chorus We didn’t light the fire down under — It was burnin’ long before we wandered! We didn’t light the fire down under — But we watched it blaze, year after year! Chorus We didn’t light the fire down under! Flames were burnin’ way back yonder! We didn’t light the fire down under! Still it keeps on burnin’ strong! Verse 2 — 1970s Whitlam in, ’72, Free uni, new world view, Cyclone Tracy hits Darwin town, Christmas night, buildings down, Blue Poles, big gallery splash, Vietnam vets come home at last, Land rights flags begin to fly, Medibank starts beneath the sky, Luna Park, surf‑rock sound, Seventies turn, new ground found! Pre‑Chorus We didn’t light the fire down under — It was burnin’ long before we wandered! We didn’t light the fire down under — But we watched it blaze, year after year! Chorus We didn’t light the fire down under! Flames were burnin’ way back yonder! We didn’t light the fire down under! Still it keeps on burnin’ strong! Verse 3 — 1980s Hawke years start, ’83, America’s Cup — victory! Ashley, Cathy, footy fame, BHP boom, mining claim, Drought and dust, bushfire smoke, World Expo ’84 folk, HIV fears, health campaigns, Uluru hand‑over plans, Bob Hawke cry — “anybody here?” Eighties rush, shift and steer! Pre‑Chorus We didn’t light the fire down under — It was burnin’ long before we wandered! We didn’t light the fire down under — But we watched it blaze, year after year! Final Chorus (Part 1 fade‑out) We didn’t light the fire down under! Flames were burnin’ way back yonder! We didn’t light the fire down under! Still it keeps on burnin’ strong! (Fade: piano + light drum click)
