Opal Miner Girl

[Verse 1] I wake up with the sun, in the dusty outback air, My hands are rough and calloused, but I've never had a care. With my pickaxe and my shovel, I head out to the field, I'm an opal miner girl, and my heart is made of steel. [Chorus] Oh, I'm an opal miner girl, digging deep into the ground, In the heart of the Outback, where those precious stones are found. With the sweat upon my brow and the sun up in the sky, I'm an opal miner girl, and I'll mine until I die. [Verse 2] The desert wind is blowing, and the red dust coats my skin, But there's a fire in my soul that keeps me digging in. I see the flashes of the colours, the blues and greens and reds, In the heart of the earth, where my dreams are softly fed. [Chorus] Oh, I'm an opal miner girl, digging deep into the ground, In the heart of the Outback, where those precious stones are found. With the sweat upon my brow and the sun up in the sky, I'm an opal miner girl, and I'll mine until I die. [Bridge] Underneath the Southern Cross, I lay my weary head, Dreaming of the treasures that tomorrow's work will spread. The ghostly glow of opals, in the moonlight's gentle light, Keeps my spirit burning bright through the endless night. [Verse 3] I've got stories of the Outback, and the legends that I've heard, Of the spirits of the land, and the songs of every bird. With my heart and hands together, I carve out my own fate, As an opal miner girl, I will never hesitate. [Chorus] Oh, I'm an opal miner girl, digging deep into the ground, In the heart of the Outback, where those precious stones are found. With the sweat upon my brow and the sun up in the sky, I'm an opal miner girl, and I'll mine until I die. [Outro] So here's to all the miners, with their hearts so brave and true, To the endless days of labour, and the nights beneath the blue. I'll keep on digging deeper, through the heat and the swirl, I'm an opal miner girl, a proud Outback girl.