I Am Australian

I came from the dreamtime

From the dusty red soil plains

I am the ancient heart

The keeper of the flames

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 ships

Bound down by iron chains

I cleared the land

Endured the lash

And waited for the rains

I'm a settler

I'm a farmers 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 a teller of stories

I'm a singer of songs

I am Albert Namatjira

And I paint the ghostly gums

I'm 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 am, you are, we are Australian

I am, you are

We are Australian