May all our young Aussie swimmers 
Be resigned to failure; 
May all out T.V. stations 
Be like other nations' - 
"Give up! Give up! Give up! for Australia." 

May Timorese fishermen 
Evade the Aussie sailor; 
May we do as history teaches - 
Die on Middle Eastern beaches - 
"Give up! Give up! Give up! for Australia." 

May this nation's flag 
Carry another's regalia; 
May our nation state 
Be always second rate - 
"Give up! Give up! Give up! for Australia". 

We produce a Norman May 
Not a Norman Mailer; 
May this land's vast distance 
Always treat us with indifference - 
"Give up! Give up! Give up! for Australia".