Mysterium

O'er the sea of dreams, he sailed

As the fair winds turned to gales

Come to search the land outback

Seeking knowledge that we lacked

The sea of dreams

The sea of dreams

Ludwig Leichhardt was his name

Explorer, destined for fame

He would find his quest to be

Across the sea of dreams

The sea of dreams

The sea of dreams

With compass and journal

He set out 'cross the lands

To seek Australia's truths

For science and for man

From east to northern coast

He charted lands unseen

Received a heroes name

For all his honoured deeds

Then came the final quest

To trek from coast to coast

It proved to be his last

And turned him to a ghost

Into the outbacks unknown

Venturing from coast to coast

His expedition lost, vanished with no trace

Except for 'L's' carved in trees

A burnt gun sling, near Sturt Creek

Bearing his name plate, stamped 1848

We may never really know

What fate befell our heroes

Australia's lost patrol

Is still a mystery

For science and adventure

His work, a valued treasure

Into the great unknown

His life's destiny

Following his dreams

Into history.