Now I'm leaving old England, the land that I love
And I'm bound far across the sea
Oh, I'm bound for Australia, the land of the free
Where there'll be a welcome for me

So fill up your glasses and drink what you please
For no matter's the damage, I'll pay
Be easy and free whilst you're drinking with me
I'm the man you don't meet every day

When I boarded me ship and I'm ready to go
She was looking snugly  and trim
I landed  on board with me baggage and 
And the mate told me where to settle in

Now down to Gravesend, oh, soon we did go
And the customs there, they came on board
And inspected us all and they called out our names
There was boys and girls all galore

So fill up your glasses and drink what you please
For no matter's the damage, I'll pay
Be easy and free whilst you're drinking with me
I'm the man you don't meet every day

They let go of us and we sailed away
Down to the Nore and around
The Foreland's in sight, it came late at night
And

We sailed down the Channel of old England, and away
To Ushant far across the bay
Out into the Forties and we did stray
And the West wind blew us on our way

Now fill up your glasses and drink what you please
For no matter's the damage, I'll pay
Be easy and free whilst you're drinking with me
I'm the man you don't meet every day

We rounded the Cape with a fair wind abaft
And soon we were running our easting down
We were bound to the Semaphore and the southern shores
And lord, how those winds they did roar

We got 'round the Heads into Sydney harbour
Where the bays are all fine to be seen
And the doc came on board and he examined us all
And it's 'What a fine crowd', he did say

Now fill up your glasses and drink what you please
For no matter's the damage, I'll pay
Be easy and free whilst you're drinking with me
I'm the man you don't meet every day

Now I've worked hard in Australia for thirty long years
And today, sure, I'm homeward bound
With a nice little fortune to call me own
So I'm bound on the steamboat I've known

So it's goodbye to one and it's goodbye to all
For I'm going to England's merry land
And me girl I will find, the one I left behind
And I'll make her as happy as I can 

So fill up your glasses and drink what you please
For no matter's the damage, I'll pay
Be easy and free whilst you're drinking with me
I'm the man you don't meet every day

I'm the man you don't meet every day