I was born in a hat town Raised on the Warrego It's hot out here but you tough it out Like and old Brigalow From the back of the Channel Country Across the western plains The roads are straight and dusty And the folks are much the same Roots run strong and deep out here in a hat town And will carry on down through the years in a hat town Well it might be Thargomindah, might be Barkby Downs There's a pub and a store and not much more, you're living in an old Hat Town Stock are Rollin in the heat hays, half mile 60 zone Just a rag tag bunch of buildings made of wood and tinstone Theres a swag with stories, most of them are true Have the locals' pass the hat around and pull each other through Roots run strong and deep out here in a hat town And will carry on down through the years in a hat town Well it might be Thargomindah, might be Barkby Downs There's a pub and a store and not much more, you're living in an old Hat Town Well were outs abouts and drover's, bushies tride and trudies And were out her for the long haul not just blowin through Roots run strong and deep out here in a hat town And will carry on down through the years in a hat town From the back of the channelled country, and across the dusty downs Theres a pub a store and not much more, you're living in an old hat town Odelay heeeee Livin in a hat town Livin in an old hat town Odelay heeeee Livin in a hat town Livin in an old hat town