
Date of issue: 18.07.2013
Record label: WM Australia
Song language: English
Mallee Boy |
Well I’ve ripped and dug out burrows on a sandy bulloak hill |
Eradicating rabbits doesn’t take a lot of skill |
But a boy born in the Mallee doesn’t find 'em hard to kill |
No self-respecting farmer lets a rodent eat his wheat |
He’ll shoot 'em and he’ll skin 'em and he’ll dress 'em up to eat |
But since the spread of mixo He’s almost got 'em beat |
And I don’t mind at all if you call me a Mallee boy |
Where little town dogs howl at the morning train |
Where a cocky makes a living on twelve inches of rain |
Where his woman provides and is rare to complain |
And I still love the smell of that sandy soil |
Some say it’s dusty, some say it’s gold |
Cause it grows the sweetest fat lambs the markets ever sold |
And I don’t mind at all if you call me a Mallee Boy |
No I don’t mind at all if you call me a Mallee Boy |
Where you can lose an ear on duck opening day |
Where slickers bring their shotguns from miles away |
And shoot the life out of shags and swans that fly their way |
Where a bloke grows as stocky as a Mallee bull |
Where they come from miles around to see the tractor pull |
When the paddocks are clean and seed silos are full |
And I don’t mind at all if you call me a Mallee Boy |
Well I’ve ripped and dug out burrows on a sandy bulloak hill |
Eradicating rabbits doesn’t take a lot of skill |
And a boy born in the Mallee doesn’t find 'em hard to kill |
But they’ll never be as rare as a Quandong tree |
My grandma made some jam for my brothers and me |
They’re like the Mallee Fowl you hardly ever see |
But I don’t mind at all if you call me a Mallee Boy |
No I don’t mind at all if you call me a Mallee Boy |
No I don’t mind at all if you call me a Mallee Boy |
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