Lyrics:

Heading road trains west of the Warrego River
Pigging in the lyginum on the Barcoo
Drilling for oil in the Strezleki Desert
Or shipping the wool clip out Pokataroo

It's a tough job, mate
But someone's got to do it
It's a tough job mate
But it's got to be done
Put in the hard yakka
Work up a sweat
The harder you work
The hotter it gets
It's a tough job mate
It's a tough job mate
Packing down in a scrum in a sudden-death semi
Waiting for the bell on a saddle bronc ride
Ringing a shed out west of Menindee
It's just another day of a hard workin' life

Digging and driving
Sweating and striving
Grease and diesel
Steel and sweat