Keeping On

Lyrics

Headers on the Mallee plain Iron on the Newman train Lincoln Harbour trawler lights Chippers out at Narrabri He's cutting cane round Ellerbeck Cyclone breathing down their necks A million miles across this land With bending backs and willing hands They keep on keeping on Workin' round the clock Certain as a sunrise Solid like a rock It's the spirit of the battler Makes the country strong They keep on keeping on They keep on keeping on Workin' hands will take the wheel Welding sparks on shipping steel A young coal miner dreams of home Two weeks down and two to go Southern Cross and shearing shed Barclay Highway 2am From the Tasman to the Coral Sea And Melbourne to the Kimberley They keep on keeping on Workin' round the clock Certain as a sunrise Solid like a rock It's the spirit of the battler Makes the country strong They keep on keeping on They keep on keeping on At Charleville the levee cracks The night is long but they hold it back They keep on keeping on Workin' round the clock Certain as a sunrise Solid like a rock It's the spirit of the battler Makes the country strong They keep on keeping on They keep on keeping on