Intro x 2
Bm G A
Bm G A
Verse 1
Bm G Bm
Like my brother before me
D A
Im a tent boxing man
G D Bm
Like our daddy before us
A Bm
Travelling all around Gippsland
Note ( use the same chord progresion for the rest of verse 1)
I woke up one cold morning
Many miles from Fitzroy
And slowly It came dawning
By Billy Leach I was employed
Chorus 1
G A Bm
Rally round the drum boys
G A Bm
Rally round the drum
A G Bm
Every day every night boys
Bm A
Rally round the drum
Harmonica Interlude
Bm G A twice
From now on use the same patterns !!!
Verse 2
Hoisting tent-pole and tarpaulin
Billy says now beat the drum
Rings out across the showground
And all the country people come
Then Billy starts a-calling
Step right up Step right up one and all
Is there anybody game here
To take on kid snowball
Chorus 2
Same as before
Verse 3
Sometimes i fight a gee-man
Yeah we put on a show
Soemtimes I fight a hard man
Who wants to lay me low
Sometimes I get tired
But I don't ever grouse
I've gopt to keep on fighting
Five dollars every house
Chorus 3 (Same again)
Harmonica Interlude Bm G A pattern
Verse 4 (Only 4 lines this time)
Like my daddy before me
I stand up and knock em down
Like my brother before me
I'm weaving in your town
Chorus 4 (lyrics slightly different)
Yeah Rally round the drum boys
Rally round the drum
Got to keep on fighting
Rally round the drum
Harmonica Outro to Bm G A pattern