[Verse 1] Pack up the lorry, tie the canvas down tight The coal mines are closing for three weeks tonight Leave the dust of the Valley, head south for the breeze Where the salt water whispers through the paperbark trees Oh, the radio’s humming a sweet melody As we roll into Belmont in 1953 [Chorus] Down on Lake Macquarie, under skies so blue We’re rowing and fishing in a wooden canoe From Wangi to Swansea, the tent cities rise With the smoke of the campfire and love in your eyes Oh, the summer is rolling, the living is free Down on Lake Macquarie in the fifties with me [Verse 2] The kids are all splashing where the calm water gleams Chasing the soldier crabs, living our dreams We’ll walk to the zoo over at Carey Bay See the monkeys and lions before they move away Then we'll catch the new bus when the evening gets cool And dance in Newcastle by the ocean pool [Chorus] Down on Lake Macquarie, under skies so blue We’re rowing and fishing in a wooden canoe From Wangi to Swansea, the tent cities rise With the smoke of the campfire and love in your eyes Oh, the summer is rolling, the living is free Down on Lake Macquarie in the fifties with me [Outro] Just a gas lamp flickering in the December night And a girl in a gingham dress holding me tight Yeah, the fifties are rolling... On Lake Macquarie... with me!
