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Songs about Cairns

18 songs reference Cairns, Queensland in their lyrics or title. Listen via the streaming links below, or explore Cairns on the interactive map.

A Brief History
Waifs
“Christmas in Cairns didn't have nowhere to go, busking on the streets just to get a feed”
Bye Bye Pride
Go-Betweens
“Turned the fan off and went for a walk by the lights down on Shield Street”
Cairns City
Little Black Book Band
“Cairns city here I come, it's a beautiful tropical paradise and I'm gonna get me some”
Cairns North Queensland, That's Where I Want To Be
Chris Lloyds
“Cairns North Queensland, that's where I want to be, no more hot water bottles or electric blankets for me”
Cape York Peninsula
John Williamson
“They threw away their travel plans, they got no further than north of Cairns”
Carnivale Cairns
Pegro Mendez
Caught In The Act
Redgum
“After you're bored with that you might like to whip up to Cairns”
Christmas In Cairns
Ten Tenors
Gladstone Pier
Redgum
“She lived in Cairns, made plans to move”
If You Ever Go Up Northwards
Traditional
“Oh the breezes blow across to Cairns from Brown Bay, are perfumed by the mangroves as they blow”
Night In Cairns
Howlin' Wind
Opal Dream While In Cairns
Ashera
Palm Tree Yard
Traditional
“I've a wife in Cairns city but tonight I'm all alone”
Spark Of The Heart
Redgum
“On the news it seems unreal, floods in Cairns the cities just can't feel”
The Cane-Cutter's Lament
Traditional, Warren Fahey
“And I'll never cut cane for that bastard again, on the banks of the Barron River”
The Pig-Catcher's Love Song
Traditional
“Oh Cairns bitter beer love, Cairns bitter beer, I love you the way I love Cairns bitter beer”
The Wharfie's Song
Traditional
“I thumbs me nose at all the pannos, down where the Cairns inlet flows, they'll sell you for a shilling, that's how they get their living”
This Big Old Car
Cold Chisel
“Gonna take us all the way to Brisbane, take us all the way to Cairns”

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