Way out west where the rain don't fall Got a job with the company Drilling for oil Just to make some change Living and a'working on the land I quit my job and I left my wife Headed out west for a brand new life Just to get away Living and a'working on the land What a change it's been From working that nine to five How strange it's been At last I get the feeling that I'm really alive They give you a house made of fibro cement You don't need no money 'Cause you don't pay no rent And it's Oh so cheap Living and a'working on the land La la La la La la La la La la la La la La la La la La la la La la La la la Living and a'working on the land La la La la la La la La la La la La la la La la La la la Living and a'working on the land There's nothing much to do on a Saturday night But get into some booze Or maybe a fight 'Cause it's tough out here Living and a'working on the land What a change it's been From working that nine to five How strange it's been At last I get the feeling that I'm really alive Way out west where the rain don't fall Got a job with a company drilling for oil And I'm never gonna leave Living and a'working on the land La la La la la La la La la La la La la la La la La la la Living and a'working on the land