I’ve walked the Great Wall of China
Felt the frigid Gobi Desert morn
Seen the isthmus of Panama
Been living since the second I was born
Crossed the Arctic Circle
Hit that sunburnt land
From Harbour Bridge
To Perth’s fields of iron ore
Yes and I’ve mined diamonds
Built NYC skyscrapers so tall
Battled snakes and alligators
In Brazil’s verdant jungles
Worked on bridges
Stretching to the Lions Gate
Toiled in plants on night shifts so early yet so late
Seen heavily armed soldiers
Defending in Columbia
Eaten snake in Beijing
Had drinks on The Peak of Hong Kong
Ran out of rice in Japan
All those years now gone and
Still I’m moving on
Seen death young and often
Drank and smoked and danced
Plenty times till dawn
Laughed and loved with many
Cried and sang out loud
Striving from the beginning
To simply stand out from the crowd
Early in this morning
That time tween dark and dawn
This the new day approaching
Fresh adventures lie ahead
Youth being nourished
By the life it is fed
I know I will drink of it greedily
Till on that final sleep
I lay down my head.
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