Oh i was born in mooroopna Really by the riverbank Yeah i was born in mooroopna Really by the riverbank Then the queen come and visit up Had to move it on again Moved across to dashes path day Run a river it did rise (oh yeah) Yeah moved across to dashes path day Run a river it did rise At the edge of the rubbish tear I marched the rubbish and the fly Then the queen come and visit back in 1956 Yeah the queen come and visit back in 1956 And moved us on to rumbalara Moved us off the ruby's tale Yeah ahh woo woo woo woo Ahh woo woo woo woo woo woo woo Oh yeah Yeah ahh woo woo woo woo Ahh woo woo woo woo woo woo woo Woo woo woo woo woo woo woo Woo woo woo woo woo woo woo We moved back to old framlingham Where my mother she was born Yeah moved back to old framlingham Where my mother she was born And all my mommy's people, they welcomed us home One day they come and took me Lord they took me away (oh yeah) Yeah one day they come and took me Yeah they took me away And you know that it still hurts me Up to this very day And i was raise on the streets I'm known by these fruit (i ain't) Said i was raised on the street And i'm known by these fruit I was raised on the street But the street can be so cruel Yeah ahh woo woo woo woo Ahh woo woo woo woo woo woo woo Yeah ahh woo woo woo woo Said the woo woo woo woo woo woo woo Woo woo woo woo woo woo woo Woo woo woo woo woo woo woo Oh then i started drinking Oh got drunk everyday Oh yeah Yeah then i started drinking Don got drunk everyday To try to lose these blues But they wouldn't go away That I was born in mooroopna Really by the riverbank (oh yeah) Yeah i was born in mooroopna Really by the riverbank Then the queen come and visit Had to move it on again We got that move along Get outta here and don't come back To the ocean blue (yeah)