"Sweetheart I'm bidding you fond farewell"
Murmured a youth one day;
"I'm off to a new land, my fortune to try
And I'm ready to sail away"

[Chorus]
Far away in Australia, soon will fate be kind
And I will be ready to welcome the lass
The girl I left behind

"Must we be parted?" this fair one cried
"I cannot let you go"
"Still I must leave you," the young man replied
"But for only a while, you know"

[Chorus]
Far away in Australia, soon will fate be kind
And I will be ready to welcome the lass
The girl I left behind"

Whether in success or failure
I will always be true
Proudly each day in the land far away
I'll be building a home for you

[Chorus]
Far away in Australia, soon will fate be kind
And I will be ready to welcome the lass
The girl I left behind
Daily she waits at the old cottage gate
Watching the whole day through
Till a sweet message comes over the waves
In the New World are joined the two

[Chorus]
Far away in Australia, soon will fate be kind
And I will be ready to welcome the lass
The girl I left behind