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The state that I was born in, it's shape is quite triangular
and folks up on the mainland think we're all farmers, hicks or wranglers
The state that I refer too often suffers from bad press
so here I will do my little bit to offer some redress

The scenery here is very nice, in fact I'd say it's pretty
and we have forest, beach or snowfields just minutes from the city
The air down here is very clean and should be breathed a lot
to help Melbournians and Sydneyites recover from lung rot

There are pastures green and forests too (though they are getting smaller)
and for flowering plants the whole world through you won't find any taller
Our waterways are clean and fresh, our weather is ideal
for fishing there's no better place to get out your rod and reel

Or if you like to bicycle our roads are perfect places
some good long straights and good steep hills to put you through your paces
For walkers there's no better place to wander bush or beaches
but don't forget to pack the salt for margaritas and for leeches

If garden tours are your thing we've got the best of them
English, native or Japanese, we have the creme de la creme
And for those of you who like a drink, try Cascade or Boags perhaps
and somewhere 'round the city they are brewing apple schnapps

For musicians, the Fish Can Concert Hall contains the TSO
and we make our own instruments too, from lute to grand piano
Our Salamanca Market also reflects our island's glories
and if you visit my small stall, you'll hear my small Stall Stories

If organic food's what floats your boat, it don't come any better
for seafood, beef, olive, jam, for wine and goat's milk fetta
Why travel all the way to France when we are just down here
If it's the language that you want, le weekend and brassiere

So travel here and travel there, but travel to Tasmania
and just in case you lose your map - we're just south of Australia


(Written when I still had my stall at Salamanca)