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INTRO 
 
 
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It was back in '36 when country music came to town, 
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Tex had wrote a few songs and he'd come to put his music down. 
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Regal Zonophone cut those early 78's, 
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And the man said on the wireless, "Country's really big these days". 
 
 
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We heard him sing about where the white face cattle roam , 
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And Australia came to see the Buddy William's Travellin' Show. 
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And then Slim hit the road and soon became a household name, 
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They were saying back then, "Country's really big these days". 
 
 
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Yeah, break out the fiddle, resin up the bow, 
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Like they did back then on those old time country shows. 
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'Cause we remember our roots and the pioneers who paved the way, 
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Now everybody's saying, "Country's really big these days". 
 
 
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INSTRUMENTAL 
 
 
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There's been a lot of changes in the music industry, 
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We're on compact disc now and country's on MTV. 
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Old Tex and Buddy wish they were around today, 
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'Cause everybody's saying, "Country's really big these days". 
 
 
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Yeah, break out the fiddle, resin up the bow, 
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Like they did back then on those old time country shows. 
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'Cause we remember our roots and the pioneers who paved the way, 
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That's why everybody's saying, "Country's really big these days". 
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Yeah from Perth to Goondiwindi, country's really big these days. 
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Yeah, from Cairns down to Burnie, country's really big these days.