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There was a redback on the toilet seat, when I was there last night
I didn't see him in the dark, but boy I felt his bite.
I jumped high up into the air, and when I hit the ground
That crafty redback spider wasn't nowhere to be found.

I rushed into the missus, told her just where I'd been bit
She grabbed the cut-throat razor blade, and I nearly took a fit.
I said, "Just forget what's on your mind, and call a doctor please,
'cause I've got a feeling that your cure is worse than the disease."

Chorus: There was a redback on the toilet seat, when I was there last night
I didn't see him in the dark, but boy I felt his bite

And now I'm here in hospital, a sad and sorry sight
And I curse that redback spider, on the toilet seat last night.
I can't lie down, I can't sit up and I don't know what to do
And all the nurses think its funny, but that's not my point of view.
I tell you it's embarrassing and that's to say the least,
I'm too sick to eat a bite while that spider had a feast.

And when I get back home again, I'll tell you what I'll do
I'll make that redback suffer for the pain I'm going through.
I've had so many needles, that I'm looking like a sieve
And I promise you that spider hasn't very long to live.

 by Ralph Ernest 'Slim' Newton in 1970

The outback toilet was called a 'dunny '..
The redback spider is common in Australia and closely related to America's black widow spider.
The male is smaller than the female and harmless.
The female is about the size of a pea and inflicts a very painful bite.
These spiders usually stay hidden during the day.
They are not an aggressive spider fortunately and tend to hide when confronted.
Always remember the Aussie rule of thumb, whatever it is don't pet it.