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With My Swag Upon My Shoulder 

VERSE 1
D                               
When first I left Old England's shore 
                      Bm
Such yarns as we were told 
   D               G
As how folks in Australia 
      D       A7       D
Could pick up lumps of gold 
    G              D
So, when we got to Melbourne town 
        Em            Bm
We were ready soon to slip 
        D             G
And get even with the captain 
          D        A7       D
All hands scuttled from the ship


CHORUS
D
With my swag all on my shoulder 
                  Bm
Black billy in my hand
  D                        G
I travelled the bush of Australia 
       D         A7     D
Like a true-born native man


VERSE 2
We steered our course for Geelong town 
Then north west to Ballarat 
Where some of us got mighty thin 
And some got sleek and fat 
Some tried their luck at Bendigo 
And some at Fiery Creek 
I made a fortune in a day 
And spent it in a week

VERSE 3
For many years I wandered round 
As each new rush broke out 
And always had of gold a pound 
Till alluvial petered out
'Twas then we took the bush to cruise 
Glad to get a bite to eat 
The squatters treated us so well 
We made a regular beat

VERSE 4
So round the lighthouse now I tramp 
Nor leave it out of sight 
I take it on my left shoulder 
And then upon my right 
And then I take it on my back 
And oft upon it lie 
It is the best of tucker tracks 
So I'll stay here till I die

Submitted by Ric Raftis.  All corrections and suggestions to ric@bushverse.com