Sid and Billy took the train from Taree
In Central Station at four a.m
And they walked up Regent St. in the rain
and took a piss against the mortuary fence
Six cousins lived on Caroline St
Bill was an orphan and he knew no one
It was Wednesday, the dole was in the bank
We're gonna have a holiday in the sun
Chorus
Build a bonfire in the street
Everyone come around
Watch the rain fall like diamonds from heaven
on the streets of a black and white town
They spent their money at the Courthouse hotel
In two days they were flat broke
They'd come looking for a brighter dream
But found a nightmare deep inside the big smoke
Kids with habits that they just couldn't handle
Build a bonfire in the street
Everyone come around
Watch the rain fall like diamonds from heaven
( *Perry wipes sweat off his brow in Lillee-like fashion)
Solo: Goes something like this;
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