On Christmas Eve
of seventy-four
The warning sounded out
On all the
broadcast stations
A great storm
was near about
The boys and girls
asleep in bed
Tomorrow
was the day
Their mums and dads
all prayed
The mighty storm
would turn away
Santa never made it
into Darwin
Disaster struck at dawn
on Christmas Day
Santa never made it
into Darwin
A big wind came
and blew the town away
Christmas morning
was a nightmare
As Cyclone Tracy
struck
It ripped apart
the buildings
Li kc an atom bomb
had struck
It twisted
iron girders
And it flattened
all the trees
The might of
such a cyclone
Must be seen
to be believed
Santa never made it
into Darwin
Disaster struck at dawn
on Christmas Day
Santa never made it
into Darwin
A big wind came
and blew the town away
Many boats
put out to sea
Very few returned
Most were foundered
on the rocks
Or in deep seas
overturned
Australia was
shocked and saddened
As the news
came through
The devastated city
Must be built anew
The suffering
and heartbreak
To happen
in this way
A natural disaster
Could come
on Christmas Day
Santa never made it
into Darwin
Disaster struck at dawn
on Christmas Day
Santa never made it
into Darwin
A big wind came
and blew the town away
Santa never made it
into Darwin
Disaster struck at dawn
on Christmas Day
Santa never made it
into Darwin
A big wind came
and blew the town away
A big wind came
and blew
the town away