[Verse 1]Remember in the old days how we sucked up to the PomsWe stood and sang their anthem like a pack of Uncle TomsThey bought our beef and wool so we let them test their bombsIn the heartland of Australia where the black skinned nation roamsThere was nothing in the papers about what was being doneIf Robert Menzies knew, by Christ, he wasn't letting onFor he loved his flamin' knighthood, that great Australian sonMuch more than he loved the land where the Pitjitjanjarra run[Chorus]Out on the plains of MaralingaWhat happened there was a bloody disgraceOut on the plains of MaralingaIt was a total disgrace for the black Australian race[Verse 2]No one asked the local people if they thought it was OKIf you haven't got a job, mate, you haven't got a sayIf they'd been white then bet your backsideThere'd be holy shit to pay[Chorus]Out on the plains of MaralingaWhat happened there was a bloody disgraceOut on the plains of MaralingaIt was a total disgrace for the black Australian race[Verse 3]They said fallout was harmless, they knew that was a lieBut it never slowed them down when there were people camped byWho tell a story how they saw a big flash in the skyThen they all got sick and one by one began to slowly die[Chorus]Out on the plains of MaralingaWhat happened there was a bloody disgraceOut on the plains of MaralingaIt was a total disgrace for the black Australian race[Verse 4]The sun set on the Empire, though they never thought it wouldAnd now your Uncle Sam is running the neighbourhoodIn the name of peace and justice he swears he's Robin HoodBut in Chile and El Salvador the truth is understoodHe's got bureaucrats and technocrats, diplomats and spiesWorking for the Pentagon, they're it's bloody nose and eyesBut you only feel disheartened until you realiseWhen the workers of the world unite we're twice their bloody size[Chorus]Out on the plains of MaralingaWhat happened there was a bloody disgraceOut on the plains of MaralingaIt was a total disgrace for the black Australian raceOut on the plains of MaralingaWhat happened there was a bloody disgraceOut on the plains of MaralingaIt was a total disgrace for the whole human race
