Alternative national anthem, to the tune of 'Advance Australia Fair'

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Australians all, let us rejoiceFor we are girt by seaWhich makes it very difficultFor would-be refugees,If any of them make it here and it's not a lot We lock them upAnd send them offSomewhere that's very hotWe lock them upAnd send them offSomewhere that's very hot

@poetry = We've cut bits off our countrySo if "boat people" land thereThey haven't reached AustraliaThey are not anywhereBut if any of them make it here and it's not a lot We lock them upAnd send them offSomewhere that's very hotWe lock them upAnd send them offSomewhere that's very hot

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