“That’s The Way To Spell Woolloomooloo” is the traditional Australian song, but the composer of the song was unknown.
Woolloomooloo is a harbour-side, inner-city eastern suburb of Sydney, NSW.
You might think Woolloomooloo is the longest place name, but it’s not. The longest official single-word place name in Australia is …
Mamungkukumpurangkuntjunya Hill in South Australia. The name means “where the devil urinates” in the regional Pitjantjatjara language.
Fair dinkum! We don’t make this stuff up.
W double O, double L, double O,
M double O, LO, O.
Upon my word ’tis true
That’s the way to spell Woolloomooloo.
Now I bet a dollar
There isn’t a scholar
Can spell that right first go:
W double O, double L, double O,
M double O, LO, O.