The Happy Town

Though you may be poor as starving cat You'll find a welcome in Ballarat It's Victoria's number one city For good old Australian hospitality. I have been to London and New York And in Melbourne Town did live and work And they all have big town atmosphere And their people haughty and austere. But Ballarat's a different place And it's people uncity like race Will always make you feel welcome there And better you'll not find anywhere. If financially you've come unstuck And you are way down in your luck In Ballarat a friend you'll find The people there are good and kind. And Ballarat has won renown As Australia's most historic Town It was there Peter Lalor won his fame And became a legendary name. In the Eureka Stockade and Bakery Hill The ghosts of heroes living still And Sovereign hill the Town of gold A hark back to the days of old. In Ballarat on every street A friendly person you will meet And I'll remember my brief stay In that old Town for many a day.