Top Songs By Paul Kelly
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Paul Kelly
Lead Vocals
The Stormwater Boys
Performer
Rod McCormack
Guitar
Mick Albeck
Fiddle
James Gillard
Bass Guitar
Ian Simpson
Banjo
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Paul Kelly
Composer
Archie Roach
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Paul Kelly
Producer
Rod McCormack
Producer
Ted Howard
Mixing Engineer
Don Bartley
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
Like my brother before me
I'm a tent boxing man
Like our daddy before us
Travelling all around Gipsland
I woke up one cold morning
Many miles from Fitzroy
and slowly it came dawning
By Billy Leech I was employed
Rally round the drum boys
Rally round the drum
Every day, every night boys
Rally round the drum
...
Hoisting tent poles and tarpaulin
Billy says now beat the drum'
Rings out across the show grounds
And all the 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
Rally round the drum boys
Rally round the drum
Is there anybody game here
Rally round the drum
...
Sometimes I fight a gee-man
Yeah, we put on a show
Sometimes I fight a hard man
Who wants to lay me low
Sometimes I get tired
But I don't ever grouse
I've got to keep on fighting
Five dollars every house
Rally round the drum boys
Rally round the drum
Every day, every night boys
Rally round the drum
...
Like my daddy before me
I set 'em up and knock 'em down
Like my brother before me
I'm weaving in your town
End
Writer(s): Paul Maurice Kelly, Archie Roach
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