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Ned Kelly came round to see me today,
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I guess I was dreaming - oh! oo oh
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Dumbfounded I couldn't think what to say Oh.oh.oh.oh.oh.oh.
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I beckoned him in, but he shook his head
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He said "I'm a bit grubby and a bit poorly bred
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I'd rather we yarned out the back in the shed
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I can leave m' boots on that way
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Well, he took a stiff whisky and laid down his gun
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He said "I won't keep you long, cause I've got to run
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Got to ride to the mountains before night is done" Oh.oh.oh.oh.oh.oh.
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He said "word's got around 'bout the music you play
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You truly believe in the fair dinkum way
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That the bush must remain for our spirit to stay
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And we must have a flag of our own!"
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He said "I learned long ago when I was still young
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Like the lizard that spits and sticks out his tongue
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Oh the way to get shot is to carry a gun Oh.oh.oh.oh.oh.oh.
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"There's a new world order!", the leaders all shout
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And everyone's frantic they're gonna miss out
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And the red, white and blues are still marching about
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Oh we must have a flag of our own"
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'Cause this is Australia and that's where we're from
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We're not Yankee side-kicks or second class Poms
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And tell the Frogs what they can do with their bomb
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Oh we must have a flag of our own!
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'Cause this is Australia and that's where we're from
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We're not Yankee side-kicks or second class Poms
G D
And tell the Frogs what they can do with their bomb
A D
Oh we must have a flag of our own!
[Outro]
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