Keeping On

Headers on the Mallee plain

Iron on the Newman train

Lincoln Harbor 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

Oh, they keep on keeping on

Working round the clock

Certain as the sunrise, solid like a rock

It's the spirit of the battler

Makes a country strong

They keep on keeping on

Keep on keeping on

Working hands will take the wheel

Welding sparks and shipping steel

A young coal miner dreams of home

Two weeks down and two to go

Southern Cross and sheering shed

Barclay highway, 2 AM

From the Tasman to the Coral Sea

And Melbourne to the Kimberley

Well, they keep on keeping on

Working round the clock

Certain as the sunrise, solid like a rock

It's the spirit of the battler

Makes a country strong

They keep on keeping on

Keep on keeping on

At Charleville, the levee cracks

The night is long, but they hold it back

And they keep on keeping on

Working round the clock

Certain as the sunrise, solid like a rock

It's the spirit of the battler

Makes a country strong

They keep on keeping on

Keep on keeping on

They keep on keeping on