Oh the year was 1990
And a hundred years had passed
Since Eddington, Del Risco
Raised their flag upon their mast

And a hell of a lot of water
Had flown beneath the ridge
And a thousand cold Chibulies
Were a-waiting in the fridge

They were having a braai
There's mud in your eye
They were having a braai
In the middle of England

Somebody said
They're mad in the head
It's safer in bed
In the middle of England

They arrived in cars and taxis
And some of them came by train
Some came from Tasmania
And some were from Bahrain

There were a couple of Hollanders
And Yanks and Aussies too
Pomps and Yapps and Zumbos
They were Rhodies through and through

They were having a braai
There's mud in your eye
They were having a braai
In the middle of England

Somebody said
They're mad in the head
It's safer in bed
In the middle of England

Then someone lit the fires
And there was boerewors and meat
And they cooked their own sosaties
With their fellies on their feet

And the smoke did went a-curling
Into the English sky
And the locals called the fire brigade
And everyone wondered why

They were having a braai
There's mud in your eye
They were having a braai
In the middle of England

Somebody said
They're mad in the head
It's safer in bed
In the middle of England

Then the English sun was setting
And Slippie gave a speech
And everyone was tanning
And it looked like Byron Beach

And Chabulies started flowing
And they all began to sing
The braai in the middle of England
Was a hell of a happening

They were having a braai (Having a braai)
Each man in a line (Each man in a line)
They were having a braai (Having a braai)
In the middle of England

Somebody said (Somebody said)
They're mad in the head (They're mad in the head)
It's safer in bed (safer in bed)
In the middle of England

They were having a braai (Having a braai)
There's mud in your eye (Mud in your eye)
They were having a braai (Having a braai)
In the middle of England

Somebody said (Somebody said)
They're mad in the head (They're mad in the head)
It's safer in bed (safer in bed)
In the middle of England