Down Under Men At Work Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Down Under' means 'Down Under' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Men At Work' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Lyrics and Translations

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Line 1
Original Lyrics: Traveling in a fried-out Kombi

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Line 2
Original Lyrics: On a hippie trail, head full of zombie

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Line 3
Original Lyrics: I met a strange lady, she made me nervous

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Line 4
Original Lyrics: She took me in and gave me breakfast

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Line 5
Original Lyrics: And she said:

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Line 6
Original Lyrics: Do you come from a land down under?

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Original Lyrics: Where women glow and men plunder

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Line 8
Original Lyrics: Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?

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Line 9
Original Lyrics: You better run, you better take cover

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Line 10
Original Lyrics: Buying bread from a man in Brussels

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Line 11
Original Lyrics: He was six foot four and full of muscle

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Original Lyrics: I said, "Do you speak-a my language?"

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Original Lyrics: He just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich

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Original Lyrics: And he said:

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Line 15
Original Lyrics: I come from a land down under

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Line 16
Original Lyrics: Where beer does flow and men chunder

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Original Lyrics: Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?

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Original Lyrics: You better run, you better take cover, ye-aah

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Original Lyrics: Lyin' in a den in Bombay

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Line 20
Original Lyrics: With a slack jaw and not much to say

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Original Lyrics: I said to the man, "Are you trying to tempt me?"

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Original Lyrics: Because I come from the land of plenty

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Original Lyrics: And he said:

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Original Lyrics: Oh! Do you come from a land down under? (oh yeah, yeah)

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Original Lyrics: Where women glow and men plunder

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Original Lyrics: Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder? Aah

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Original Lyrics: You better run, you better take cover

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Original Lyrics: Living in the land down under

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Original Lyrics: Where women glow and men plunder

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Original Lyrics: Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder? (Can't you hear thunder?)

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Original Lyrics: You better run, you better take cover

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Original Lyrics: Living in the land down under

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Original Lyrics: Where women glow and men plunder

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Original Lyrics: Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder? Oh, yeah

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Original Lyrics: You better run, you better take cover, e-ah

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Original Lyrics: Living in the land down under, oh-ooh

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Original Lyrics: Where women glow and men plunder

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Original Lyrics: Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder? (Ya-ya, ya-ya, yaa, thunder)

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Free Translation: Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder? (Ya-ya, ya-ya, yaa, thunder)

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Original Lyrics: You better run, you better take cover

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Original Lyrics: Living in the land down under

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Original Lyrics: Living in the land down under

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Review

Classic song from the 80s

Submitted by user: BENDECKO

Average Ratings

Most people find the song lyrics easy to understand lyrics, lyrics sung fast and it has hard to remember verbs and nouns

Down Under has 107 BPM (beats per minute)

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