The Drover’s Dog Redgum

[Intro]
When I was born at a very young age
The bible opened at a crucial page
I saw my future like a vision from God
Two bushy brows and a drover’s dog

[Verse]
And everyone said poor bugger me
He’ll become the ruler of the whole country
And everyone said poor bugger me
He’ll become the ruler of the whole country
I went to school and I got full marks
So I toddled off to Oxford with the ruling class
I wore clean flannels and a lecherous leer
I studied economics and I drank bulk beer
He studied economics and he drank bulk beer

[Verse]
I drank so much I could hardly stand
So they made me the leader of this big broad land
He drank so much he could hardly stand
So they made him the leader of this big broad land
I played some cricket and I argued the toss
So they made me an aide to a union boss
I stood as a workers advocate
I could shout down opponents in a mass debate
He could shout down opponents in a mass debate