Pinchgut - The Rumjacks

If I buy you a drink will you leave me alone?

I’m a bug-eyed young stranger 'round here

I’ll tell ye nowt ye don’t already know

And my brogues too thick for your ear

See I landed this mornin' unwashed and unfed

Yer man thought I were Greek, wouldn’t give me a bed

And I’ve walked all o' Sydney wi' a heart of pure lead

And a half a warm bottle of beer

Tho my room lay as quiet as the old guns o' Pinchgut

My heart beats a lonesome & steady tattoo

For a smile that I met on the boat frae Southampton

Oh Christ!

What am I gonnae do?

D’ye know I’m a full qualified engineer?

Tho the paper I’ve got’s no good to me here

We built the damned ships that brought you all here

All we’re good for is digging a hole!

Oh your frosty old evening commands me respect

And your sun locks its jaws on the back of me neck

As I pocket me pride & line up for a cheque

Oh Christ!

What am I gonnae do?

Oh Christ!

what am I gonnae do?

If you buy me a drink, I’ll leave you alone

I’ve talked your damned ears off, its time you were home

Spare me the floorboards, I’ll dig you a hole

Big enough to swallow the moon