Kunci: C major
Verse 1
of Brophy's drum?
Have you heeded Brophy's call
when Fred's lads pitch
the boxing tent
and take on one and all?
Have you cheered the local challengers
and joined the crushing throng?
See you'll last the distance
F
C
F
as Mandingo rings the gong.
G
C
There's a string of bare bulbs
hanging between two splintered poles.
The ring's a tarp laid on the dirt,
Dm
G
the tent is full of holes
C
F
Not a soul's complaining
C
and there's one almighty din
Am
C
When Brophy blows a whistle and cries,
C
F
Put the gloves on, any comers,
C
Brophy's Boxing Tent's in town
F
Come and drop the Birdsville Mauler
G
or knock Gentle Jim around
C
Have a bout with Old Man Dingo,
F
watch them duck and jab and swerve
Am
Put the gloves on and he comers,
G
C
F
it's Brophy's Boxing Troupe
G
C
The first of the contenders
donned the gloves
F
C
and took his guard
White lightning came out swinging
Dm
and the loc al took it hard
G
F
Although he was a trier,
C
Am
he was lacking in technique
C
And was finished with a right
G
that knocked him clear in
C
F
two next week
G
C
Then in fairly quick succession,
F
C
three more locals took the dive
Till a solid bloke called Rory
G
Dm
G
brought the seething crowd alive
G
Am
with a repertoire de verse
C
And the crowd went into orbit
C
F
Put the gloves on, any comers,
C
broke his boxing tents in town
F
Come and chop the Birdsville mauler
C
Have a bout with Old Man Dingo,
F
watch them duck and jab and swoop
Am
Put the gloves on and he covers,
F
G
C
Dm
it's Brookie's Boxing Troupe
G
C
Peter said he was from Pentridge,
F
C
he said, I've got naught to lose
He was ninety miles from Soba,
Dm
and had nu merous tattoos
G
F
He started with some promise,
C
Am
but he lost the plot from there
C
And he finished bruised and bloodied,
G
C
F
looking somewhat worse for wear
G
C
The undisputed wooden spooner,
F
C
the tamest of all foes
Was the scrawny bloke from Melbourne
Dm
with the long protruding nose
G
F
Half around with Afro Savage,
G
and he knew that he was beast
Am
C
And I doubt that Afro's ever
C
F
Put the gloves on and he covers
C
Brophy's boxing tents in town
F
Come and drop the Birdsville mauler
C
Have a bout with old man Dingo,
F
watch them duck and jab and swoop
Am
Put the gloves on and he covers,
F
G
C
F
it's Brophy's Boxing Troop
G
C
Next morning Fred was pretty dark,
F
some yobbers flogged me drum
C
The lads were somewhat ragged
Dm
from an evening on the rum
G
F
But Brophy's boys and family
C
G
Am
struck camp and stowed the gear
C
Leaving bruised and battered locals
G
C
hoping they'll be back next year
any comers, broofies,
F
Come and drop the bird's velm
Dm
G
on a roan of gentle Jim around
C
Have a bout with old man Dingo,
F
watch them duck and jab and swoop
Am
Put the gloves on, any comers,
F
G
it's broofies, boxing troupe
C
G
Am
Put the gloves on, any comers,
F
G
it's broofies, boxing troupe
F
G
C
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