I was born in the bush near old Alice Springs As far as you get from the sea My mother was a fighter, my daddy was too He never knew a bastard like me My brothers and sisters are scattered like the wind From the desert and the hills to the sea Much too young many died but I have survived So lucky, a bastard like me Oooh, so lucky, a bastard like me Oh, I have survived a hell of a ride Nobody knows a bastard like me Call me a stray or a dog every day Call me a mongrel half-breed The mongrels are strong, so if you take me on Watch out for a bastard like me Oooh, you better watch out for a bastard like me I've fought all the way, I fight every day You can't stop a bastard like me I've taken my licks, I've taken my kicks I am a man of degree I wear the scars, I earned them so hard Every day in the lucky country Oooh, every day in the lucky country I've taken my licks, I've kicked against the pricks Oh, try and stop a bastard like me