With A Swag On My Shoulder 4 4 -4 4 4 -6 -6b 6 When first I left old ire-lands shore -5b 5 4 4 4 4 4 The yarns we were told of how -4 4 4 4 4 6 -6b 6 The folks in far Aus-tra-li-a -5b 5 -4 4 5 6 Could pick up lumps of Gold 6 -6b -5b 7 -6b 6 -5b 5 6 How gold dust lay in all the streets and -5b 5 -4 4 4 mi-ners right was free! 4 4 -4 4 4 6 -6b 6 Hur-rah I told my lov-ing friends -5b 5 4 5 4 4 Thats just the place for me (CHORUS) 6 6 -6b -5b 7 -6b 6 5 With my swag all in my shoul-der 6 -5b 5 -4 4 4 Black bil-ly in my hand 4 4 -4 4 4 6 -6b 4 6 -6b 6 Ill trav-el the bush-es of Aus-tra-li-a -5b 5 4 5 5 4 4 Like a true born I-rish-man (VERSE 2) When first we reached port Melbourne We were all prepared to slip And bar the captain and the mate All hands abandoned ship And all te girls of Melbourne town Threw up their arms with joy Hurrooing and esclaiming Here comes my irish boy VERSE 3 We made our way into Geelong Then north to Balarat Where some of us grew mighty thin And some grew sleek and fat Some tried hteir luck at Bendigo And some at fiery creek I made my fortune in a day And blued it in a week CHORUS VERSE 4 For many years I wandered round To each new field about And made and spent full many a pound Till alluvial petered out And then for any job of work I was prepared to try But now ive found the tucker track Ill stay there till I die (CHORUS TO END) ENJOY!!