[Verse 1]
Once I got a silly notion
To go out across the ocean
The future for me didn't look too bright

[Verse 2]
So I signed up with a tanker
Got on board and raised the anchor
Stood and watched the Golden Gate fade out of sight

[Verse 3]
Nineteen days and nights we travelled
Through the stormy seas we battled
'Til we landed in Australia far away

[Pre-Chorus]
Far from friends in San Francisco
And the Miss I thought I'd miss so
'Til I stepped ashore in Melbourne that first day

[Chorus]
Then I met Melba from Melbourne
She made my heart yearn
She made my tears flow like wine
She made me kiss her
Then made me miss her
Cause Melba could never be mine
[Verse 4]
So in love but couldn't get her
Cared so much, couldn't forget her
I fell in love just a little bit more and more

[Verse 5]
There I was just like I started
All alone and broken hearted
I recall the day I left Australia's shore

[Verse 6]
I was standing there and tryin'
So hard to keep from cryin'
The more I tried, the more my tears would show

[Pre-Chorus]
When a soft breeze seem to whisper
"It's the end you better kiss her"
So I kissed her and I turned away to go

[Chorus]
Then I left Melba from Melbourne
She made my heart yearn
She made my tears flow like wine
She wouldn't leave there
I couldn't stay there
So Melba could never be mine