Cruisin' on the Interislander with The Warratahs

Cruisin' on the Interislander with The Warratahs

The Warratahs are back to help us celebrate 60 years of crossing Cook Strait.
They will be playing live onboard the Kaitaki on 5 November 2:15 pm sailing from Picton to Wellington.

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For many Kiwis of a certain age, as soon as they hear "Interislander" they are instantly reminded of the lyrics from the 1990 TV advertisements "Cruisin' on the Interislander - What a way to start a holiday".

The Warratahs not only sang the jingle but featured in the advertisement, and also in a remake in 1998.

The song became so popular that 30 + years on, the Warratahs still get asked to sing it at gigs.

The Lyrics

I packed my bags
I've turned the key
Can't get away too soon
Hand me my hat
I'm ready to go
So many things to see and do
Cruisin' On The Interislander
Takin' my time, I'm feeling fine
Cruisin' On The Interislander
I'm sailin' to the other side

Why'd I wait so long
To make my move
I should've gone long ago
Cos life's too short, to hang around
And I've been hangin' round here too long

I'm cruisin' on The Interislander
Takin' my time, I'm feeling fine
Cruisin' On The Interislander
I'm sailin' to the other side

I'm on my way, I'm going home
To see my friends and my family
Yeah I'm gettin' away
And I just wanna say
There the ones that mean most to me

So I've packed my bags
I've turned the key
Can't get away too soon
Hey, hand me my hat
I'm ready to go
So many things to see and do

I'm cruisin' on The Interislander
Takin' my time, I'm feeling fine
Cruisin' On The Interislander
Sailin' to the other side
I'm cruisin' on The Interislander

I'm off to see my mother
Have you met my brother
Yip I'll have another
What a way to start a holiday!
Sailin' to the other side

Cruisin' on The Interislander
I'm takin' my time, I'm feeling fine
Cruisin' On The Interislander
I'm sailin' to the other side

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