The Old Bush Songs by A. B. (Andrew Barton) Paterson
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And passed through old Narrandera and crossed the Burnet Creek. And we never stopped at Wagga, for weâd Sydney in our eye. But we camped at Lazy Harryâs, on the road to Gundagai. Chorus: But we camped, &c. Oh, Iâve seen a lot of girls, my boys, and drunk a lot of beer, And Iâve met with some of both, chaps, as has left me mighty queer; But for beer to knock you sideways, and for girls to make you sigh, You must camp at Lazy Harryâs, on the road to Gundagai. Well, we chucked our blooming swags off, and we walked into the bar, And we called for rum-anâ-raspbâry and a shilling each cigar. But the girl that served the pizen, she winked at Bill and Iâ And we camped at Lazy Harryâs, not five miles from Gundagai. In a week the spree was over and the cheque was all knocked down, So we shouldered our âMatildas,â and we turned our backs on town, And the girls they stood a nobbler as we sadly said âGood bye,â And we tramped from Lazy Harryâs, not five miles from |
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