Oh You Australian Boy 1916

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 31 Jul 2006
2006

You have heard them sing
the syncopated melody
and boast about old Dixie
where they long to be, but
if you listen to me
I will sing to you
a rag about Australia's boys
what they can do.
When the Motherland said
there is work to be done.
He never hesitated
but just got the gun,
'mid shot and shell
he fought each mother's son.

Oh you Australian boy,
you hit my heart with joy.
If it be sport or warfare
you'll play the game.
And when the cannon's roar
we'll find you to the fore.
Oh you Australian boy
you're a credit to the Motherland.

Oh you Australian boy,
you hit my heart with joy.
If it be sport or warfare
you'll play the game.
And when the cannon's roar
we'll find you to the fore.
Oh you Australian boy
you're a credit to the Motherland.

The Turk has got a sample
that they won't forget
The Emden tried to kick a goal,
that's kicking yet.
And Billie Hughes
has set old England all ablaze.
We're with you to the bitter end,
is what he says,
when the War is over and the boys return.
We'll cheer them home from vict'ry
and our hearts will burn
with pride for those who died
that we'd ne'er be slaves.

Oh you Australian boy,
you hit my heart with joy.
If it be sport or warfare
you'll play the game.
And when the cannon's roar
we'll find you to the fore.
Oh you Australian boy
you're a credit to the Motherland.

Oh you Australian boy,
you hit my heart with joy.
If it be sport or warfare
you'll play the game.
And when the cannon's roar
we'll find you to the fore.
Oh you Australian boy
you're a credit to the Motherland.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Oh You Australian Boy 1916
A Ragtime Song
Words and Music by Reg M.Thornton
© 1916 by Reg M. Thornton
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Monday 31 July 2006 at 11.10am
in association with Doug Grierson
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