Well I've walked a mile or two-oo in my lifetime

And I've travelled down some muddy tracks and dry

'Cause if I wanted to get where I was go-oin'

I knew I'd just have to walk that country mile



Now a country mile would be the longest distance

A man could ever travel when he's down

And you curse the never ending road before you

When you think you'll never make it into town



But you meet a friend or two along the highway

And you'll learn a lot you never knew before

And if the journey takes a lifetime

When you thought a year or two

Well you just don't give up easy anymore



And I've walked a mile or two-oo in my lifetime

And I've travelled down some muddy tracks and dry

'Cause if I wanted to get where I was go-oin'

I knew I'd just have to walk that country mile



Walkin' that long mile has shown me changes

Changes in the people and the land

But I'll bet the road to Marble Bar's no better

Than when I drove with trucks and caravans



And a country bloke is still the same old battler

No matter what the place he's workin' in

And although I've covered many miles

I still can't wait to see

What the next long country mile will bring



Well I've walked a mile or two-oo in my lifetime

And I've travelled down some muddy tracks and dry

'Cause if I wanted to get where I was go-oin'

I knew I'd just have to walk that country mile

Yes I knew I'd have to walk that country mile