[Intro]
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[Verse]
G
The sweet scented wattle sheds perfume around
D7
Delighting the bird and the bee
G
As I lie and take rest in me fern covered nest
A D G D
In the shade of the currajong tree
[Verse]
G
High up in the air I can hear the refrain
D7
Of a butcherbird piping his tune
G
For the spring in her glory has come back again
D7 G D D7 G
To the banks of the Reedy Lagoon
[Verse]
G
I've carried me bluey for many a mile
D7
Me boots are worn out at the toes
G
And I'm dressing this season in different style
A D G D
From what I did last year, god knows
[Verse]
G
Me cooking utensils, I'm sorry to say
D7
Consist of a knife and a spoon
G
And I've dry bread and tea in a battered Jack Shay
D7 G D D7 G
By the banks of the Reedy Lagoon
[Verse]
G
Oh, where is young Frankie, how he could ride
D7
And Johnnie the light-hearted boy?
G
They tell me that lately he's taken a bride
A D G D
A benedict's life to enjoy
[Verse]
G
And Mac, the big Scotsman, I once heard him say
D7
He'd wrestled the famous Muldoon
G
But they're all gone away and it's lonely today
D7 G D D7 G
By the banks of the Reedy Lagoon
[Verse]
G
And where is the lady I often caressed
D7
The girl with the sad dreamy eyes?
G
She pillows her head on another man's breast
A D G D
He tells her the very same lies
[Verse]
G
My bed she would hardly be willing to share
D7
Where I camp by the light of the moon
G
But it's little I care, for I'd never keep square
D7 G D D7 G
By the banks of the Reedy Lagoon
[Instrumental]
G D D7 G
G A D G D
[Verse]
G
High up in the air I can hear the refrain
D7
Of a butcherbird piping his tune
G
For the spring in her glory has come back again
D7 G D D7 G
To the banks of the Reedy Lagoon