The whole town?s on the loop line Two up rules the day Pennies rising with the sun Except for the day that mum gets her pay
The black man And the white man Are scratching their sunburnt face While digging themselves A hole in the ground To find a better place
Everybody wants a holiday With a full day?s pay Some people need it Some people steal it Some people have it anyway
Children watch a father Twelve hours full of sweat They look in his eye and see the future in the leather skin spinners bet While the black man And the white man Still scratch a weary face While they?re digging themselves A hole in the ground To find a better place
Everybody wants a holiday With a full day?s pay Some people need it Some people steal it Some people have it anyway
Can you see your children falling Down kalgoorlie?s hill Can they see the future in the miners?
Golden swill, when?s it going to rain Golden swill, when?s it going to come
It?s been a long time sweating When you run the golden mile
Oh kalgoorlie when?s it gonna rain Oh kalgoorlie when?s it gonna come