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Get Thee In My Behind, Satan (1)

I'm courageous, I'm heroic, I'm fit and I'm strong
I've been to Young and Jackson's (2) with lipstick on
I've worn my Kunta Kinti (3) T-shirt to a Klu Klux (4) meet -
But I've never done a right-hand turn at Swanston Street (5)

Get thee in my behind, Satan

I've mixed heroin, cocaine and angel dust
I've played on Rodney Grinter (6) and I've been concussed
My mind's untidy but my, my whisky's neat
But I've never done a right-hand turn at Swanston Street.

I can take hours of pain
10 minutes of Don Lane (7)
Only one time when I admit defeat
I've never turned right at Swanston Street

Annotations

1. During his 40 days in the wilderness Satan tried to tempt Jesus by offering him all his power. Jesus responded: 'Get thee behind me, Satan' (Luke 4:8)
2. Young and Jackson's is the most famous, and most historic, pub in Melbourne. It is located at the intersection of Swanston and Flinders Streets.
3. Kunta Kinti was an African-American character in the TV drama mini-series 'Roots'.
4. They mean of course the Ku Klux Klan, aka KKK.
5. In an effort to prevent trams being held up by cars, several intersections in the Melbourne CBD require 'hook turns', that is a turn right from the left-hand lane. Some drivers are apparently intimidated by such a manoeuvre and avoid doing right-hand turns at these intersections. Most Swanston Street intersections require hook turns.
6. Rodney Grinter played Australian rules football for the Melbourne Demons. Rodney Grinter is also mentioned in Jesus Pots the White Ball.
7. Don Lane is an American-born TV personality who hosted the Don Lane Show, a variety series shown on Australian television in the 1970s.