With My Swag All On My Shoulder-The Seekers

[ti:With My Swag All On My Shoulder] [ar:The Seekers] [al:All Bound For Morningtown (Their EMI Recordings 1964-1968) CD1] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]With My Swag All On My Shoulder - The Seekers [00:06.57]When first we left old England's shores [00:08.75]Such yarns as we were told [00:10.52] [00:11.22]As how folks in Australia [00:13.12] [00:15.14]Could pick up lumps of gold [00:16.77] [00:17.29]So when we got to Melbourne town [00:19.82]We were ready soon to slip [00:21.69]And get even with the captain [00:23.71] [00:25.57]We scuttled from the ship [00:27.71]With my swag all on my shoulder [00:30.27]Black billy in my hand [00:32.04] [00:32.72]I travelled the bush of Australia [00:34.56] [00:36.29]Like a true born native man [00:38.15] [00:38.84]We steered our course for Portland town [00:41.01]Then north west of Ballarat [00:42.41] [00:43.22]Where some of us got mighty thin [00:46.11] [00:46.97]And some got sleek and fat [00:48.68] [00:49.31]Some tried their luck at Bindigo [00:51.39]And some at fiery creek [00:52.95] [00:53.77]I made a fortune in a day and spent it in a week [00:58.89] [00:59.44]With my swag all on my shoulder [01:02.22]Black billy in my hand [01:03.83] [01:04.45]I travelled the bush of Australia [01:06.39] [01:08.35]Like a true born native man [01:09.65] [01:10.59]So round the tucker tracks I tramp [01:12.73]Nor leave them out of sight [01:14.66]My swag's on my left shoulder [01:16.68] [01:18.53]And then upon my right [01:20.30] [01:20.92]And then I take it on my back and oft upon it lie [01:24.35] [01:25.27]These are the best of tucker tracks [01:28.23] [01:28.86]So I'll stay here till I die [01:30.48] [01:31.03]With my swag all on my shoulder [01:33.63]Black billy in my hand [01:35.06] [01:35.90]I travelled the bush of Australia [01:37.78] [01:39.38]Like a true born native man [01:41.25] [01:41.99]I travelled the bush of Australia [01:45.10] [01:47.71]Like a true born native man