I came from the dreamtime From the dusty red soil plains I am the ancient heart The keeper of the flames I Stood upon the rocky shore I watched the tall ships come For forty thousand years I've been the first Australian We are one But we are many And from all the lands on earth we come We share a dream And sing with one voice I am, you are, we are Australian I came upon the prison ships Bound down by iron chains I cleared the land Endured the lash And waited for the rains I'm a settler I'm a farmers wife On a dry and barren run A convict then a free man I became Australian We are one But we are many And from all the lands on earth we come We share a dream And sing with one voice I am, you are, we are Australian I'm a teller of stories I'm a singer of songs I am Albert Namatjira And I paint the ghostly gums I'm Clancy on his horse I'm Ned Kelly on the run I'm the one who waltzed matilda I am Australian We are one But we are many And from all the lands on earth we come We share a dream And sing with one voice I am, you are, we are Australian I am, you are, we are Australian I am, you are We are Australian