Where the cattarachs roar
And the north winds blow
And the snow flakes many and swell
For a man it's a wonderful show
But it's no place for a girl

Where the water birds soar
From the frozen stream
And the land turns to mother of pearl
It's a place for a man and his dream
But it's no place for a girl

A girl must have the best of things
A chance to bud
A chance to blossom
Ladies fingers are made for rings
Not for skinning the hide of a possum

The more that you live
The more you learn
As the years of your life unfurl
In the arms of a man, the right kind of man
It's the right place for a girl

(Where the cattarachs roar
And the north winds blow
And the snow flakes many and swell
For a man it's a wonderful show
But it's no place for a girl

Where the water birds soar
From the frozen stream
And the land turns to mother of pearl
It's a place for a man and his dream
But it's no place for a girl)

A girl must have the best of things
A chance to bud
A chance to blossom
Ladies fingers are made for rings
Not for skinning the hide of a possum

The more that you live
The more you learn
As the years of your life unfurl
In the arms of a man, the right kind of man
It's the right place for a girl

In the arms of a man, the right kind of man
It's the right place for a girl

