《Beat Of The Government Stroke》歌词

歌曲： Beat Of The Government Stroke

所属专辑：No. 50 - The Golden Anniversary Album

歌手： Slim Dusty

时长： 03:14

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I never was much at singin [00:00:01]

And I ain't a musical bloke [00:00:04]

But I play a mad pick and the Banjo [00:00:07]

To the beat of the government stroke [00:00:10]

To the beat of the government stroke [00:00:13]

I play my form called the tune [00:00:16]

And the rattle of gravel on the banjo blade [00:00:19]

Is all I hear till noon [00:00:23]

My head's down low my tail bone high [00:00:26]

Sweat runnin’ down my brow [00:00:29]

And a big yellow sign sayin' Men at work [00:00:32]

I show all the people how [00:00:35]

A council man he can swing a pick [00:00:38]

Or a shovel the whole day long [00:00:41]

Diggin' up drains ditches for [00:00:44]

A pittance an' a song [00:00:47]

And what does the local yokel say hey [00:00:50]

Look at the council man [00:00:54]

He never would work in an iron lung [00:00:56]

Or dirty his little hands [00:00:59]

Have-a-go ya sulky bloody mug I say [00:01:02]

But he give me the old thumbs up [00:01:05]

And then tears off like a greasy mug [00:01:08]

To find him another pub [00:01:11]

I'm fed to the teeth as there I stand [00:01:14]

In a typical council pose [00:01:17]

Leaning upon my ole banjo [00:01:20]

With the sweat running down my nose [00:01:23]

Oh I worked all day for an honest quid [00:01:38]

And this is the thanks I get [00:01:42]

What'll I do What are my rights [00:01:45]

I ask of the union rep [00:01:48]

So there we are with a hole in the road [00:01:51]

Traffic is piling up [00:01:54]

But the Billie boy he was doin' his bit [00:01:56]

And calling us for a cup [00:02:00]

So the ten of us and the foreman too [00:02:03]

And the man on the stop and go [00:02:06]

Downed our tools and we were joined [00:02:09]

By the bloke on the big back hoe [00:02:12]

And while the little old lady was a tooting her horn [00:02:14]

And the Truckie was a-jumpin' 'round [00:02:18]

We nibbled our bickies and we sipped our tea [00:02:21]

And we never even heard a sound [00:02:24]

Oh Sittin' at ease neath the bird that might fly [00:02:27]

Watchin' the world go by [00:02:30]

My mind went back to an earlier day [00:02:32]

When I never would'a thought that I [00:02:35]

Could play the mad mick and the banjo [00:02:39]

To the beat of the government stroke [00:02:42]

But like I said I never could sing [00:02:45]

And I ain't a musical bloke [00:02:47]

OhI never was much at singin' [00:02:50]

And I ain't a musical bloke [00:02:53]

But I play the mad mick and the banjo [00:02:56]

To the beat of the government the beat of the government [00:02:59]

The beat of the government stroke [00:03:03]