[Intro]
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The sweet scented wattle sheds perfume around
Delighting the bird and the bee
As I lie and take rest in me fern covered nest
In the shade of the currajong tree
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High up in the air I can hear the refrain
Of a butcherbird piping his tune
For the spring in her glory has come back again
To the banks of the Reedy Lagoon
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I ve carried me bluey for many a mile
Me boots are worn out at the toes
And I m dressing this season in different style
From what I did last year, god knows
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Me cooking utensils, I m sorry to say
Consist of a knife and a spoon
And I ve dry bread and tea in a battered Jack Shay
By the banks of the Reedy Lagoon
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Oh, where is young Frankie, how he could ride
And Johnnie the light-hearted boy?
They tell me that lately he s taken a bride
A benedict s life to enjoy
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And Mac, the big Scotsman, I once heard him say
He d wrestled the famous Muldoon
But they re all gone away and it s lonely today
By the banks of the Reedy Lagoon
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And where is the lady I often caressed
The girl with the sad dreamy eyes?
She pillows her head on another man s breast
He tells her the very same lies
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My bed she would hardly be willing to share
Where I camp by the light of the moon
But it s little I care, for I d never keep square
By the banks of the Reedy Lagoon
[Instrumental]
[Verse]
High up in the air I can hear the refrain
Of a butcherbird piping his tune
For the spring in her glory has come back again
To the banks of the Reedy Lagoon