G'day again to our GUEST of 07 Jul 05 - 08:36 AM,

I finally located a compilation CD with what I presume to be the song you were chasing (OK ... back in June ...):

G'day, G'day
(Rob Fairbairn) Image Music

G'day, g'day, How're you goin'?
What do you know? Well, strike a light!
G'day, g'day, and how're you goin'?
You say g'day, g'day, g'day, and you'll be right.

Isn't it great to be an Aussie,
Taking a walk along the street?
Looking in shops - or buying a paper
Stopping and having a yarn to people that you meet.

Down at the track (?) - or at a party
Whenever you're stuck for what to say:
If you want to be dinki-di, why don't you give it a try
Look 'em straight in the eye and say …

G'day, g'day, How're you goin'?
What do you know? Well, strike a light!
G'day, g'day, and how're you goin'?
You say g'day, g'day, g'day, and you'll be right.

Now, when Italians meet they all go crazy,
The blokes they like to hug each other too.
The Yanks invented "Hi" and "See you later",
While the Pommy will shake your hand and say "How do yo do?".

Now watch out for a Frenchman or he'll kiss you,
The Spaniards go for holla and olé
In the land of the cockatoo, or catching a didgeridu,
When you meet an Aussie … ten to one, here's what he'll say:

G'day, g'day, How're you goin'?
What do you know? Well, strike a light!
G'day, g'day, and how're you goin'?
You say g'day, g'day, g'day, and you'll be right.

It's a greeting that you'll hear across Australia,
From Geraldton to Gove and Gundagai
It's as dinkum as the dingo and the dahlia,
And you spell it with a G-apostrophe-D-A-Y …

G'day, g'day, How're you goin'?
What do you know? Well, strike a light!
G'day, g'day, and how're you goin'?
You say g'day, g'day, g'day, and you'll be right.

(Chorus)
G'day, g'day, How are you goin'?
What do you know? Well, strike a light!
G'day, g'day, how're you goin'?
You say g'day,g'day, g'day …
… You say g'day,g'day, g'day, and she'll be right.

As sung by Slim Dusty

This seems to have been on 5 record albums over the years 1988 to 1998. I have only bothered to give the track listings for the first - named for it:G'day, G'day and the most recent: The Very Best Of Slim Dusty from which I have the words.

I imagine this last album should be still available … compilations seem to have a good life expectancy.

Album Title G'day G'day
Track Listing G'day G'day, Good Old Feed Of Flathead, "Christmas, When I Was Big As You", A Girl From The Land, I Can Still Hear Dad Swearing, Breakaway, How's Your Memory?, Sittin' On The Old Front Veranda, The Johnsonville Dance, Bloody Bonzer Mate, The Boss, Up The Old Nulla Road.
Catalogue Number 7801874 Tc, 7801872 Cd
First Released November 1988


Album Title A Land He Calls His Own
Catalogue Number 8525214 Tc, 8525212 Cd
First Released September 1991

Album Title Live Into The 90s
Catalogue Number 7990254 Tc, 7990252 Cd
First Released February 1992


Album Title The Anniversary Album No. 2
Catalogue Number 7896104 Tc, 7896102 Cd
First Released October 1993

Album Title The Very Best Of Slim Dusty
Track Listing Pub With No Beer, Lights On The Hill, The Biggest Disappointment, Three Rivers Hotel, Ringer From The Top End, Where Country Is, Leave Him In The Longyard, Plains Of Peppimenarti, Duncan, Charleville, Indian Pacific, Sweeney, G'day G'day, Walk A Country Mile, When The Rain Tumbles Down In July, I'm Going Back Again To Yarrawonga, Old Time Country Halls, Camooweal, We've Done Us Proud, Country Revival, Cunnamulla Feller, By A Fire Of Gidgee Coal, Losin' My Blues Tonight, Wobbly Boot
Catalogue Number 7243 5 84235 2 5 CD Capitol Records / Slim Dusty Records
First Released November, 1998

I hope you do get a chance to look back here (and I hope this is the one you wanted) ...

Regards,

Bob