The lyrics for I am Australian (also called We are Australian) follow as well as a video of the song performed by the Seekers. This iconic Australian song was written in 1987 by Bruce Woodley a member of The Seekers and Dobe Newton a member of The Bushwackers band.
Lyrics by Bruce Woodley and Dobe Newton music by Bruce Woodley
I came from the dream-time, from the dusty red soil plains I am the ancient heart, the keeper of the flame. I stood upon the rocky shore, I watched the tall ships come. For forty thousand years I’ve been the first Australian.
We are one, but we are many And from all the lands on earth we come We share a dream and sing with one voice: I am, you are, we are Australian
I came upon the prison ship, bowed down by iron chains. I cleared the land, endured the lash and waited for the rains. I’m a settler, I’m a farmer’s wife on a dry and barren run A convict then a free man, I became Australian.
We are one, but we are many And from all the lands on earth we come We share a dream and sing with one voice: I am, you are, we are Australian
I’m the daughter of a digger who sought the mother lode The girl became a woman on the long and dusty road I’m a child of the depression, I saw the good times come I’m a bushy, I’m a battler, I am Australian
We are one, but we are many And from all the lands on earth we come We share a dream and sing with one voice: I am, you are, we are Australian
I’m a teller of stories, I’m a singer of songs I am Albert Namatjira, I paint the ghostly gums I am Clancy on his horse, I’m Ned Kelly on the run I’m the one who waltzed Matilda, I am Australian
We are one, but we are many And from all the lands on earth we come We share a dream and sing with one voice: I am, you are, we are Australian
I’m the hot wind from the desert, I’m the black soil of the plains I’m the mountains and the valleys, I’m the drought and flooding rains I am the rock, I am the sky, the rivers when they run The spirit of this great land, I am Australian
We are one, but we are many And from all the lands on earth we come We share a dream and sing with one voice: I am, you are, we are Australian I am, you are, we are Australian.
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