Slim Dusty – The Ocker (Guitar)

    G        D            G
I’m tired of listening to people,

    D                         G
who rubbish what they call an Ocker.

     E                                   A7
Bout time they took a look at themselves,

        D                          G
they’re worse cause they’re just a knocker.

   G               D           G
To me they're just parcel post cowboys,

         D                      G
the true bushman I’m sure would agree.

      E                                 A7
For I know that there’s thousands of Ockers

         D                        G
who’d be glad to swap places with me.

         G          D            G
While he works in a steamin’ hot foundry,

    D                         G
the sweat pours free from his brow.

                            D
I’ll probably be boiling my quart pot,

        A7                             D
Where do ya reckon, he’d rather be now.

   G             D          G
He drags himself off to the nightshift,

      D                       G
after risin’ from a cozy warm bed.

        E                          A7
All the knockers try tell us, he’s useless,

    D                          G
I’m convinced they’re so wrong instead.

   G                 D            G
He does his best for wife and for family.

     D                        G
Most times it’s a pretty hard grind.

                        D
To pay his bills at the end of the month.

   A7                       D
If me, I’d be out of my mind.

       G         D              G
In the bush it’s free board and tucker.

    D                         G
And bill’s just the name of a friend

E                                   A7
There's never a need for much money

  D                             G
unless you’re in town on a bend

        G        D            G
Oh, I’m tired of listening to people,

    D                         G
who rubbish what they call an Ocker.

     E                                   A7
Bout time they took a look at themselves,

        D                          G
they’re worse cause they’re just a knocker. Hey!

          G           D                 G
There’s a lot of folk call him a bludger,

    D                         G
The knockers that rubbish and call.

                                       D
But if it weren’t for the bloke in the city,

           A7                    D
There’d be no bloody city at all.

G                 D              G
 Who do you think   built the houses,

        D                     G
And the roads that we travel upon.

       E                        A7
Or the beautiful places that we visit,

    D                           G
And resorts that we holiday on.

         G             D          G
So, next time that you  go on a journey,

D                           G
Just take a good look around.

                                      D
Note the millions the things that the Ocker has built

    A7                            D
And compare it to your own barren ground.

          G              D    G
Oh, we're miles in front   of half the world

        D                   G
And the youngest country on earth.

    E                            A7
And lazy bloody Australians have built it.

    D                               G
Now what do you reckon he’s worth?

D   G              D           G
Oh, for god’s sake get off his back mate

    D                      G
And give the old docker is due.

E                            A7
Maybe all he talks of is his football

       D                             G  D
But at least he’s not rubbishing you.

   G             D           G
To me their just parcel post cowboys,

         D                      G
the true bushman I’m sure would agree.

      E                                 A7
For I know that there’s thousands of Ockers

      D                           G
who’d be glad to swap places with me.

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