VERSE 1  
  
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He sat by the door of the grand old Birdsville Pub  
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His swag and gear was guarded by a faithful heeler dog  
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He wore a shirt that would blind ya and a rumpled ringers hat  
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This old man was country, he left no doubt of that  
  

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Well he sang of mobs of cattle moving down the Birdsville track  
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And the camels carting wool in the early days outback  
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He sang of wild eyed scrubbers runnin' flat out in the night  
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Tryin' to ring the mob cause the lightnin's quick to fright  
  
Chorus: 
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He sat there hillbilly pickin' on a cracked and battered Gibson  
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And the songs that he sang were all his  
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Every song told a story and the more that I listened  
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The more I realised this is where country is       

VERSE 2  
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Well his songs told how they did it and I felt a sense of shame  
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And I wondered if the battler would ever be again  
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His pride in his country rang true in every song  
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And I wondered if the chips were down if I ever would be as strong  

REPEAT Chorus