Cape York Peninsula Songtext
von John Williamson

There′s a warning in the travel book
The roads are rough and no Yankee juke
And the side tracks are just as crook
But you've come this far so you take a look
At a scary mountain with big black stones
Axles crack and you rattle your bones
You find yourself stranded all alone
And you′ve got a bloody useless mobile phone

That's how you know you are
That's how you know you are
That′s how you know you are
On Cape York Peninsula


Now there′s many strange tropical plants
Big cathedrals built by ants
She finds a scorpion in her pants
Well you've never seen a woman dance
Tossing her clothes all over the place
First the cottons then the lace
Look at her go, wow what a pace
Come on fellas, all about face

That′s how you know you are
That's how you know you are
That′s how you know you are
On Cape York Peninsula

Well a kookaburra tries to laugh
As a tin pot trailer falls in half
Your darling wife has had enough
Of using a bucket for a bath
But you're hardly even halfway there
It took you ages to prepare
In desperation to make it square
You promise her overseas somewhere

That′s how you know you are
That's how you know you are
That's how you know you are
On Cape York Peninsula


Now there′s cattlemen in bare feet
Big spare ribs with not much meat
Even in June you feel the heat
So you give that crocodile a treat
Yeah jump in the Jackie Jackie Creek
If that′s the kind of thrill you seek
Hardly a sport for the meek
They lost a retriever there last week

That's how you know you are
That′s how you know you are
That's how you know you are
On Cape York Peninsula

There′s crystal waters, moonlit sands
No old farts in caravans
They throw away their travel plans
They got no further than north of Cairns
No you're better off to go by ship
Just cruise to the top, enjoy the trip
Have a celebratory nip
And kiss your husband on the tip

That′s how you know you are
That's how you know you are
That's how you know you are
On Cape York Peninsula

That′s how you know you are
That′s how you know you are
That's how you know you are
On Cape York Peninsula