Intro x 2       
        
 B5      G5      A5 

 B5      G5      A5 
  

 Verse 1  
 B5      G5      B5 
 Like my brother before me 
 D5            A5 
 Im a tent boxing man 
 G5      D5      B5 
 Like our daddy before us 
 A5            B5 
 Travelling all around Gippsland 
  
 Note ( use the same chord progresion for the rest of verse 1) 
  
 I woke up one cold morning 

 Many miles from Fitzroy 

 And slowly It came dawning 

 By Billy Leach I was employed 
  
 Chorus 1 
 G5      A5      B5 
 Rally round the drum boys 
 G5      A5      B5 
 Rally round the drum 
 A5      G5      B5 
 Every day every night boys 
 B5            A5 
 Rally round the drum 
  
 Harmonica Interlude 
  B5      G5      A5       twice 
 From now on use the same patterns !!! 
  
 Verse 2 
  
 Hoisting tent-pole and tarpaulin 
 Billy says now beat the drum 
 Rings out across the showground 
 And all the country people come 
 Then Billy starts a-calling 
 Step right up Step right up one and all 
 Is there anybody game here 
 To take on kid snowball 
  
 Chorus 2 
  
 Same as before  
  
 Verse 3 
  
 Sometimes i fight a gee-man 
 Yeah we put on a show 
 Soemtimes I fight a hard man 
 Who wants to lay me low 
 Sometimes I get tired 
 But I don't ever grouse 
 I've gopt to keep on fighting 
 Five dollars every house 
  
 Chorus 3 (Same again) 
  
 Harmonica Interlude B5      G5      A5 pattern 
  
 Verse 4 (Only 4 lines this time) 
  
 Like my daddy before me 
 I stand up and knock em down 
 Like my brother before me 
 I'm weaving in your town 
  
 Chorus 4 (lyrics slightly different) 
  
 Yeah Rally round the drum boys 
 Rally round the drum 
 Got to keep on fighting 
 Rally round the drum 
  
 Harmonica Outro to B5      G5      A5 pattern