Down Under
Journey into the Land Down Under: A Tale of Mystery and Temptation
Lyrics
Traveling in a fried-out combie
Traveling in a worn-out van
On a hippie trail, head full of zombie
On a journey associated with the hippie culture, feeling mentally exhausted
I met a strange lady, she made me nervous
Encountered a peculiar woman who made the speaker uneasy
She took me in and gave me breakfast
She welcomed the speaker into her place and provided breakfast
And she said
Transition in the narrative
Do you come from a land down under?
The lady questions the speaker's origin, suggesting a mysterious or exotic land
Where women glow and men plunder?
Describing a place where women are radiant, and men engage in looting
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
Highlighting an imminent threat with the metaphor of thunder
You better run, you better take cover
Advising the speaker to escape or seek shelter
Buying bread from a man in Brussels
Purchasing bread from a tall, strong man in Brussels
He was six-foot-four and full of muscles
Describing the man's physical attributes
I said, "do you speak-a my language?"
Attempting to communicate with the man
He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich
The man responds by smiling and offering a Vegemite sandwich, a reference to Australia
And he said
Continuation of the man's dialogue
I come from a land down under
Revelation of the speaker's origin, a land where beer is abundant, and men vomit (chunder)
Where beer does flow and men chunder
Reiteration of the characteristics of the speaker's homeland
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
Reemphasizing the looming danger represented by thunder
You better run, you better take cover, yeah
Repeated advice to run or take cover
Lyin' in a den in Bombay
Depicting the speaker in a state of relaxation in Bombay with little to say
With a slack jaw, and not much to say
Expression of surprise or skepticism toward the situation
I said to the man, "are you trying to tempt me
The speaker questions the man's motives in Bombay
Because I come from the land of plenty?"
Asserting the speaker's origin as a place of abundance
And he said
The man responds to the speaker's question
Do you come from a land down under? (oh yeah yeah)
Repetition of the lady's question about the speaker's origin
Where women glow and men plunder?
Restating the characteristics of the speaker's homeland
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
Reiteration of the impending danger symbolized by thunder
You better run, you better take cover
Repeated advice to run or take cover
Living in a land down under
Confirmation of living in a place with glowing women and plundering men
Where women glow and men plunder
Reiteration of the characteristics of the speaker's homeland
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
Reemphasis on the impending danger represented by thunder
You better run, you better take cover
Repeated advice to run or take cover
Living in a land down under
Repetition of living in a land with specific attributes
Where women glow and men plunder
Reiteration of the characteristics of the speaker's homeland
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
Reiteration of the looming danger symbolized by thunder
You better run, you better take cover
Repeated advice to run or take cover
Living in a land down under
Repetition of living in a place with glowing women and plundering men
Where women glow and men plunder
Reiteration of the characteristics of the speaker's homeland
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
Reiteration of the impending danger represented by thunder
You better run, you better take cover
Repeated advice to run or take cover
Living in a land down under
Repetition of living in a land with specific attributes
Where women glow and men plunder
Reiteration of the characteristics of the speaker's homeland
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
Reiteration of the looming danger symbolized by thunder
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