D5 I'm a ringer from the top end A5 Where ya gotta know your job And what you're doin' each day On 2 million acres you bet D5 Ya have to earn your pay If ya wanna take it on G5 E5 There's one thing that shouldn't be forgotten G5 A5 Nobody can do the job D5 Like a ringer from the top end A5 Out on the fence line swallowing dust E5 Blood on my hands from the barb Hoping that rogue bull won't see the hole A5 Before they get him in the yard D5 But I get a funny feeling in the middle of my back G5 E5 Sure enough he's coming like a train down the track G5 A5 That's when nobody else moves faster D5 Than the springer from the top end D5 I'm a ringer from the top end A5 Where ya gotta muster 3 thousand head in a day D5 Move 'em to the yards and water them at end of day It's not the sort of job you'd take G5 E5 If you're looking for a soft one G5 A5 But ya take a kinda pride in saying D5 I'm a ringer from the top end A5 Well I roll out my swag 'neath the boab tree E5 And then I'm out like a light Dreaming about those girls in town A5 Next thing it's broad daylight D5 No time to dream of what might have been G5 E5 I'm in a dirty bull catcher with the mustering team G5 A5 I better keep my mind on the job D5 'Cause I'm a ringer from the top end G5 A5 And nobody does the job better D5 Than a ringer from the top end