Well it's hotter 'n blazes and all the long faces
There'll be n o oasis for a dry local g razier
There'll be no refresh ment for a th irsty jackar oo
From M elbourne to Adelaide on the overlander
With newfangled buffet cars and fa ster locomoti ves
The train stopped in Serviceton le ss and less of ten
There's n othing sadder than a town with no ch eer
Vic rail decided the canteen wa s no longer ne cessary there
No s pirits no bilgewater and 80 dry loc als
And the high noon sun beats a hu ndred and fo ur
There's a hummingbird trapped in a closed down sh oe store
This tiny vic torian rhuba rb
Kept the watering hole open for si xty five ye ars
Now it's b oilin' in a miserable March 21st
Wrapped the hills in a blanket of Pa tterson's cu rse
The t rain smokes down the x ylophone
There'll be no stopping h ere
All y a can be is thirsty in a town with no c heer
No B ourbon no Branchwater though the townspeople h ere
Fought the vic rail de cree tooth and na il
Now it's b oilin' in a miserable March 21st
Wrapped the hills in a blanket of Pa tterson's cu rse
The t rain smokes down the x ylophone
There'll be no stopping h ere
All y a can be is thirsty in a town with no c heer