John Williamson – Big Bad Bushranger (Guitar)
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N.C. (spoken)
You've heard about Ned Kelly and those other famous crooks.
I've seen them on the TV, I've seen them in my picture books.
Well, here's a little song about a bloke so bad and mean.
An evil, vicious outlaw, the worst there's ever been.
[Verse 1]
D A Oh, out in the bush where the kookaburras fly where the gum trees reach to the clear blue sky D A D There's a cave in the hillside where I hide, I'm a big, bad bush-bushranger D A Deep in the cave there's a big, black hole that's filled to the brim with locks of gold D A D And diamond rings and things I stole, I'm a big, bad bush-bush ranger
[Pre-Chorus 1]
G D A D Late at night when the sun goes down and everyone's asleep in town G D A D I count all my money in my dressing gown, I'm a big, bad bush-bushranger
[Chorus]
D I'm a bush, I'm a bush, I'm a bush-bush ranger A Runnin' from the law, livin' on danger D Bang, bang, hands up, stick 'em up straight A D I'm a big, bad bush-bush ranger
[Verse 2]
D A Got a rope and a whip and a gun, of course, I'm chased everywhere by the bush police-force D A D While I ride through the night on my big black horse, I'm a big, bad, bush-bush ranger D A And when the townsfolk see me ride they lock all the doors and stay inside D A D And find a place that's safe to hide, I'm a big, bad, bush-bush ranger
[Pre-Chorus 2]
G D A D I ride thirty miles through the wind and hail to hold up a bank or the Royal Mail G D A D I give all my money to my girlfriend, Gayle, I'm a big, bad, bush-bush ranger
[Chorus]
D I'm a bush, I'm a bush, I'm a bush-bush ranger A Runnin' from the law, livin' on danger D Bang, bang, hands up, stick 'em up straight A D I'm a big, bad bush-bushranger
[Verse 3]
D A I sleep every mornin' till half past nine, have m'brekky in bed, then rise and shine D A Get dressed in my best for my life of crime, A D I'm a big, bad bush-bushranger G D A I'm loved by the married woman everywhere, while their silly old husbands curse and swear D A I haven't got a worry and I haven't got a care A D I'm a big, bad bush-bushranger G A I'm a terror of North-West New South Wales, of small bush towns and outback trails D A I don't like judges and I don't like gaols A D I'm a big, bad bush-bushranger
[Chorus]
D I'm a bush, I'm a bush, I'm a bush-bush ranger A Runnin' from the law, livin' on danger D Bang, bang, hands up, stick 'em up straight A D I'm a big, bad bush-bushranger D I'm a bush, I'm a bush, I'm a bush-bush ranger A Runnin' from the law, livin' on danger D Bang, bang, hands up, stick 'em up straight A D I'm a big, bad bush-bushranger