I've Seen I've seen the desert bloom with colour I've seen the red land turn to green I've seen the sunset's wild abandon The wide brown land is where I've been I've seen the mountains cloaked in thunder seen the mighty Fitzroy flow seen the land they call 'Down Under' seen the whales that breach and blow I've seen a land of open spaces seen a sea of cobalt blue seen a sea of smiling faces felt the thing they call 'true blue' I've walked a mile upon the footsteps pioneers trod once before packed my swag in lonely places pitched a tent upon the shore I've walked the rim of Wolfe Creek Crater rode the mighty Murray down seen the ore they ship by freighter seen the bridge in Sydney town I've been away to foreign places seen the world in other parts but nothing there I've seen replaces the wide brown land within my heart © Marc Glasby 2001