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Click Go The Shears Australian Folk Song
Transcribed by K Woodgate
Easy melody Version
The song can be found on records by the Bushwackers, Cobbers, William
Clauson
and many other Australian Folk records.
Intro
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1 Out on the board the old shear-er stands
2 In the middle of the floor in his cane bottom chair
3 The colonial experience man, he is there of course
4 The tar-boy is there waiting in demand
5 Now the shearing is all over, we've all got our cheques
6 There we leave him standing shouting for all hands
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1 Grasp-ing his shears in his thin bo - ny hands Fixed is his gaze on
2 Sits the boss of the board with his eyes everywhere Notes well each fleece
3 With his shiny leggin's on just got off his horse Gazes all around him like
4 With his blackened tar-pot, in his tarry hand Spies one old sheep
5 So roll up your swags and its off down the track the first pub we come
to its
6 Whilst all around him every 'shouter' stands His eye is on the keg
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1 a bare bel-lied yoe Glo-ry if he gets her, wont he make the ring-er go
2 as it comes to the screen, Paying strict attention that it's taken off
clean
3 a real connoisseur Scented soap, and brilliantine and smelling like a whore
4 with a cut upon its back Hears what he's waiting for it's "Tar here, Jack!"
5 there well have a spree and everyone that comes along its Have a drink
withme
6 which now is lowering fast He works hard he drinks hard and goes to Hell
at last
Chorus
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Click go the shears boys click click click Wide is his blow and his hands
move
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quick The ring-er looks a-round and is beat-en by a blow, And curs-
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-es the old snag-ger with the bare bel-lied yoe
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