It was back in '36 when country music came to town Tex had wrote a few songs and he'd come to put his music down Regal's on her phone "cut those early 70 ace" And the man said on the wireless "country's really big these days" Well we heard him sing about where the white faced cattle roam And australia come to see The Buddy William's travel and show Then slim hit the road, soon became a household name They were singing back then 'Country's really big these days' Yea breakout the fiddle risen up the bow Like they did back then on those old time country shows Cos we remeber our roots and the pioneers had paved the way Now everybody's singin 'Country's really big these days' Well there's been alot of changes in the music industry We're on compact discs now, Country's on MTV Ol' Tex and Buddy, wish they were around today Cos everybody's singin 'Country's really big these days' Yea breakout the fiddle risen up the bow Like they did back then on those old time country shows Cos we remeber our roots and the pioneers had paved the way That's why everybody's singin 'Country's really big these days' Yea from Perth to Goondiwindi, Country's really big these days Yea from Cairns down to Burnie, Country's really big these days