19th February, 1942 Bathurst Island sent a message through There's a big formation and they're bearing down From the north west headed straight for Darwin Town The first bomb exploded down beside the wharf They hit the USS Peary, and the oil stores The Neptuna went up in a ball of flame The black smoke rose when the Zeros came Smoking barrels on the LMGs Man the Vickers, grab your 303s We're on the ropes, but we'll give 'em hell Darwin rumbled when the first bombs fell 1000 pounders blew the town apart The hit the Post Office on the Esplanade The family died in the surprise attack But the AA batteries were fighting back The 2nd wave unloaded on the aerodrome Machine guns rattled, and bombs exploded Hangars blazing as the shrapnel flies Armed invaders in Australian skies Smoking barrels on the LMGs Man the Vickers, grab your 303s We're on the ropes, but we'll give 'em hell Darwin rumbled when the first bombs fell Smoking barrels on the LMGs Man the Vickers, grab your 303s We're on the ropes, but we'll give 'em hell Smoking barrels on the LMGs Man the Vickers, grab your 303s We're on the ropes, but we'll give 'em hell Darwin rumbled when the first bombs fell