Truckin’s In My Blood

Lyrics

Now, for years I've pushed the semis through the fire and dust and mud Now, I've gotta keep 'em rollin', mate, for truckin's in my blood Now, it fairly tears me wide apart to hear you fellas cry When you have to leave the bitumen, or your petrol's runnin' dry And maybe walk a mile or two to find a can of juice Or your chrome-work's gettin' tarnished, or your hubcap's comin' loose I had a motor clapped at Coen, and then got trapped at Bowen By the scalies at the roadside, with a ten-ton overload I blew a tire at Scoresby, sank in the mire at Moresby When the big wet came in early, and washed away the road Then I rolled a Mack at Lara, then I got the sack at Tara By tryin' to cross the Moonie, she was ten feet deep in flood I did a diff at Rockvale, got frozen stiff at Stockdale But I gotta keep 'em rollin', mate, for truckin's in my blood Now for years I've pushed the semis through the fire and dust and mud Now I've gotta keep 'em rollin', mate, for truckin's in my blood, yeah Now, when your worries getcha down, and your petrol's goin' up And your latest buggy makes you feel like that you've been sold a pup Give a thought to the poor ol' truckie with horizons for a home His pulse the throb of his motor's beat, his creed the call to roam Now, I lost my load at Jundah, and I left the road at Nundah When I swerved to miss a hippie who was tryin' to thumb a ride I ran off the range a Nebo, was feelin' strange at Beebo From taking yippee beans that kept my eyelids open wide I had a brakeline bust at Coomera, nearly died of thirst at Woomera Sittin' by the roadside with a busted axle stud I had a windscreen smashed at Cowra, nearly rolled the truck at Nowra But I gotta keep 'em rollin', mate, for truckin's in my blood I've been hitched and ditched and tossed and lost Flogged and bogged and thumped and bumped Bit and hit and shorn and worn And stopped and copped, but as sure as you're born, mate-o Truckin's in my blood, yeah Truckin's in my blood Truckin's in my blood Truckin's in my blood Oh, that's right, truckin's in my blood Yes, truckin's in my blood …