Do you come from the land down under?

Question

Please explain what the women and men do down there. I don't think anybody every translated the lyrics correctly. (Men at Work tune)

Answer 1

Down Under

Traveling in a fried-out combie
On a hippie trail, head full of zombie
I met a strange lady, she made me nervous
She took me in and gave me breakfast
And she said,

"Do you come from a land down under?
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."

Buying bread from a man in Brussels
He was six foot four and full of muscles
I said, "Do you speak-a my language?"
He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich
And he said,

"I come from a land down under
Where beer does flow and men chunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."

Lying in a den in Bombay
With a slack jaw, and not much to say
I said to the man, "Are you trying to tempt me
Because I come from the land of plenty?"
And he said,

"Oh! Do you come from a land down under? (oh yeah yeah)
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."

Chunder is slang for vomiting. When he says women glow he is referring to their beauty. Plunder is to steal.

Answer 2

I hope somebody can explain some of the Australian slang in that song. I saw a story on it shortly after the song first came out but I've forgotten a lot of it.

Answer 3

"please explain what men and women do down there..." You never got that talk growing up as a kid? Okay... *sits you down* when a man and a woman reeeeeeallly love.... well, when a man thinks a woman is very pretty...... ummm.... when mommy drinks to much happy juice sometimes.....

lol

Answer 4

The real answer....
Where woman Stroll and men Blunder.

It refers to the slang of the style walking that gender does. It has to do with sexual politics facing the nation during the late 70's early 80's.

Answer 5

No worries mate. Not meant for you pommies to understand. Have a vegemite sandwhich, Bruce.

Answer 6

That's pop for yer, it doesn't matter what they sung, bud issa good reggee style tune eh, sport?
Who cares what that riff raff think anyhow.

Answer 7

Women glow.....they sweat a lot

Men chunder...they projectile spew the liquor that they can't hold

Do I come from there?...hold on..I'll go check and see if my toilet is flushing clockwise or counterclockwise...then I'll come back and tell you...

Answer 8

Down Under
Traveling in a fried-out combie
On a hippie trail, head full of zombie
I met a strange lady, she made me nervous
She took me in and gave me breakfast
And she said,

"Do you come from a land down under?
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."

Buying bread from a man in Brussels
He was six foot four and full of muscles
I said, "Do you speak-a my language?"
He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich
And he said,

"I come from a land down under
Where beer does flow and men chunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."

Lying in a den in Bombay
With a slack jaw, and not much to say
I said to the man, "Are you trying to tempt me
Because I come from the land of plenty?"
And he said,

"Oh! Do you come from a land down under? (oh yeah yeah)
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."

Answer 9

Where women glow and men plunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover.

Answer 10

women glow and men plunder