I've traveled across the country on every beaten track
From the sugar cane to the Nullarbor Plain
And I've been to Birkenbeck
But there's nothing that I like better
Just before Australia Day
Than heading down the New England Highway
Got my boots on, got my hat on
Got my whole guitar
And a new guitar
For a week I'll be where I belong
With the big stars, golden guitars
Dream we'll be out someday
Cruising the New England Highway
They'll be busking down on Peel Street
And I'll be there someday
Looking for a lucky break
There's the true man in the one-man band
Hey Slim Dusty, you're still king of the cavalcade
There's nothing that I like better
Just before Australia Day
Than heading down the New England Highway
Got my boots on, got my hat on
Got my whole guitar
And a new song
For a week I'll be where I belong
With the big stars, golden guitars
Dream we'll be out someday
Cruising the New England Highway
Than heading down the New England Highway
For a week I'll be where I belong
With the big stars, golden guitars

Cruising the New England Highway
There's nothing that I like better
Just before Australia Day
Got my boots on, got my hat on






Got my boots on, got my hat on
Got my whole guitar
And a new song
For a week I'll be where I belong
With the big stars, golden guitars
Dream we'll be out someday
Cruising the New England Highway
With the big stars, golden guitars


Dream of me out someday
Cruisin' the New England Highway
We'll go cruisin' the New England Highway
We'll go cruisin' the New England Highway