Song Details: He Just Smiled And Gave Me A Vegemite Sandwich Lyrics. The song is sung by Men at Work and the song name is Down Under.
He Just Smiled And Gave Me A Vegemite Sandwich Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Traveling in a fried-out Kombi
On a hippie trail, head full of zombie
I met a strange lady, she made me nervous
She took me in and gave me breakfast
And she said
[Chorus]
Do you come
from a land down under?
Where women glow and men plunder
Can’t you hear, can’t you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover
[Verse 2]
Buying bread from a man in Brussels
He was six-foot-four and full of muscle
I said, “Do you speak-a my language?”
And he just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich
And he said
[Chorus]
I come from a land down under
Where beer does flow and men chunder
Can’t you hear, can’t you hear the thunder?
You
better run, you better take cover, yeah
[Verse 3]
Lyin’ in a den in Bombay
With a slack jaw, and not much to say
I said to the man, “Are you trying to tempt me?
Because I come from the land of plenty”
And he said
[Chorus]
Oh! You come from a land down under? (Oh, yeah, yeah)
Where women glow and men plunder
Can’t you hear, can’t you hear the thunder? Ah
You better run, you better take cover
(‘Cause we are) Living in a land down under
Where women glow
and men plunder
(Hear, thunder) Can’t you hear, can’t you hear the thunder?
You better, better run, you better take cover
Living in a land down under
Where women glow and men plunder
Can’t you hear, can’t you hear the thunder? Oh, yeah
You better run, you better take cover
(We are) Living in a land down under, oh
Where women glow and men plunder
(Yeah, yeah) Can’t you hear, can’t you hear the thunder? (Yeah, yeah, thunder)
You better run, you better take
cover
Living in a land down under (Living in a land down under)
Where women glow and men plunder
(Oh) Can’t you hear, can’t you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover
Music Video
Source: "Down Under"
Speaker: Men at Work
He just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich
And he said
I come from a land down under
Where beer does flow and men chunder
Context
This line was sung by Men at Work in the song "Down Under," written by Colin Hay and Ron Strykert, from the album Business as Usual (1981).
As made pretty evident by its title, "Down Under" is about Australian things. Our Aussie hero is traveling around the globe to places like Belgium and India while telling people things he likes about his home country. He also uses a lot of Australian slang along the way.
But what the heck is Vegemite? Vegemite is to Australia as Spam is to the United States—it's really hard to describe, but people love it for some reason. (If you want to be specific, it's a type of brown paste made from yeast, vegetable extract, and spices.) Colin Hay, Men at Work's lead singer, is just talking about wanting a nice, home-cooked meal when he sings this song. Because it's always nice to have something that reminds you of home while you're traipsing around the world.
Where you've heard it
If you've ever been to Australia, you've heard this song, but even if you haven't made the trek, Men at Work played "Down Under" at the closing ceremony for the 2000 Sydney Olympics. It also made an appearance at the end of the second Crocodile Dundee movie. And even if the lyrics don't sound familiar to you, maybe you'll recognize the music because the flute line is taken from the popular Australian children's song "Kookaburra."
So basically, this song = all things Australia.
If you want to make a Vegemite sandwich while listening to this song, we've got you covered.
Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
If you're Australian, this is a charming reference. If not, prepare for some pretty long, confused stares.
Traveling in a fried-out Kombi
On a hippie trail, head full of zombie
I met a strange lady, she made me nervous
She took me in and gave me breakfast
And she said
Do you come from a land down under?
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover
Buying bread from a man in Brussels
He was six-foot-four and full of muscle
I said, "Do you speak-a my
language?"
He just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich
And he said
I come from a land down under
Where beer does flow and men chunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover, yeah
Lyin' in a den in Bombay
With a slack jaw, and not much to say
I said to the man, "Are you trying to tempt me
Because I come from the land of plenty?"
And he said
Oh, you come from a land down under? (Ooh, yeah,
yeah)
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover ('cause we are)
Living in a land down under
Where women glow and men plunder
(Can't you hear thunder) can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover
Living in a land down under
Where women glow and men plunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder? (Ooh yeah)
Better run, you better take
cover (we are)
Living in a land down under (ooh yeah)
Where women glow and men plunder
Can't you, can't you hear the thunder?
Better run, you better take cover
Living in a land down under (living in a land down under)
Where women glow and men plunder
Can't you, can't you hear the thunder?
Lyrics submitted by numb
Down Under Lyrics as written by Ronald Graham Strykert Colin James Hay
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave
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