from the sunburned plains of far-off north australia
came a fella born to ride the wide
brown land
oh
he grew up runnin' wild
but soon
by all
was styled
as the country's greatest-ever drovin' man
oh
his legend rode the winds from broome to darwin
they loved and loathed him right from end to end
for when the drover gave his heart
to a girl whose skin was dark
from that day on
he was no white man's friend
so goes the drover's story
you'll hear it near and far
and in the end
it's all he'll ever own
it says
the outcast is a free man