Sunburnt People

I know it's more in fashion to love a modern girl

With her picture in the papers, in the midst of social whirl

And I know it's more in keeping to be trendy in your dress

And be photographed at opening nights with champagne in your glass

But I'm not in the picture 'cause I love a sunburned girl

On her stock horse moving cattle through the yard

When they're loading up a road train for a journey to the coast

I see the sunburned people working hard

In the little towns and districts when they're still hanging on

Well, they're keeping everything they've got in hand

And I know I'm not in fashion but I couldn't give a damn

I respect the sunburned people of this land

No doubt it's more the thing, I suppose, to own a racing horse

And be seen at all the races and to win the cup, of course

And it's even more up-market to play polo every year

And stand around the railings wearing R.M.

Williams gear

There's no way to make me keep priorities in line

There's more important things, don't get me wrong

In mining towns or road camps, on farms and stations wide

Oh, the sunburned people keep on keeping on

They don't have to stay out where the going's rough and hard

They do because their life is in this land

And I might be out of fashion but I couldn't give a damn

I respect the sunburned people of this land

I respect the sunburned people of this land