The Bush Has Had Enough

July 1st, 1985, a day for history's books

We'll show big spending government it's time to take a look

Yeah, we'll tell the tax collectors, too long they've made it rough

And they're squeezing enterprise to death, the bush has had enough

The farmers and small businessmen have gathered on the lawn

Outside our national house of reps on a cold grey winter's morn

There's wheat farmers and cowmen, sheepmen and truckies tough

We'll show the blokes in Canberra the bush has had enough

Yes, a hundred thousand farmers have taken to the street

In Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide, on elastic-sided feet

There's no more time for talkin', it's time for gettin' tough

We're all united in one voice, the bush has had enough

In this land of endless distance, where we battle droughts and flood

The government soon should realise, our fuel is our life's blood

We're asking for no handouts, just a better deal on tax

Yes, all we're asking is fair go, get government off our backs

Yes, a hundred thousand farmers have taken to the street

In Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide, on elastic-sided feet

There's no more time for talkin', it's time for gettin' tough

We're all united in one voice, the bush has had enough

Hey, a hundred thousand farmers have taken to the street

In Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide, on elastic-sided feet

There's no more time for talkin', it's time for gettin' tough

We're all united in one voice, the bush has had enough