We used to have a mighty big river
There's a poet we all called Banjo
Who wrote a legend about a ride
About a man on a horse,
he was brave of course
And part of our nation's pride
We used to learn the poem at school
I'm hopin' the hell we still do
The man from Snowy River
Means a lot to me and you
But what about a mighty big river
That used to flow wide and strong
Thought we were clever
to dam all the water
But we all know today we were wrong
We used to have a mighty big river
We rowed a little boat to get home
You know what I wish
I wish we'd left the snow
y river alone
But that's a romantic notion,
a dreamer's luxury
Soon we'll be paying for rain,
and they'll add on a GST
You can't have a river these days,
if they don't get a piece of the pie
But the snowy river people are saying,
we can't let the snowy die
Yeah, what about a mighty big river
That used to flow wide and strong
Thought we were clever
to dam all the water
But we all know today we were wrong
We used to have a mighty big river
We rode a little boat to get home
You know what I wish
I wish we'd left the snowy river alone
Now, banjo, don't roll over
We haven't given up the fight
I've got a deep down feeling
The snowy river people are right
We ought to be ashamed,
us humans have got a cheek
To leave her high and dry
and dribble like a little creek
Yeah, what about a mighty big river
that used to flow wide and strong
Thought we were clever
to dam all the water
but we all know today we were wrong
We used to have a mighty big river,
we rode a little boat to get home
You know what I wish,
I wish we'd left the snowy river alone
You know what I wish,
I wish we'd left the snowy river alone