Keating! movie - Do It In Style lyrics

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Song by Company B<br /><br>

PAUL KEATING:<br>

Hey, good evening, I'm Paul<br>

Pleased to meet you all<br>

You have some dinner to eat, now you got a good seat<br>

See, there's nothing wrong with being inner-city elite<br>

I'm the star of the show<br>

You prob'ly already know<br>

But if you're out of the loop,<br>

You'll be in need of the scoop,<br>

So let me recap so that you can recoup.<br>

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I grew up on Bankstown bitumen<br>

Mum and Dad were down in the ditch and then<br>

They had a vision of a picture and<br>

The picture they drew - came true!<br>

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It might have taken a while<br>

But they made quite a pile<br>

And the lesson was learned, penny saved, penny earned,<br>

But you might as well do it in style.<br>

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I left school at fifteen<br>

Made the Labor scene<br>

I learned how to survive,<br>

Watched Whitlam thrive<br>

And I made the front bench in '75<br>

Opposition was rough<br>

But when we'd suffered enough<br>

With steely looks, we overtook the schnooks<br>

And we shook the crooks out of cooking the books.<br>

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I hate the Treasury jiggery-pokery<br>

I keep my money in a piggery locally<br>

It's funny but it's okely-dokely<br>

We made an accord - good Lord!<br>

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We be mercantile<br>

If you can't crack a smile?<br>

And if you're bringin' home the hog for the drover's dog,<br>

You might as well do it in style. Boys...<br>

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BAND:<br>

You might as well do it in style.<br>

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KEATING:<br>

Perhaps you noticed the suit<br>

I think it makes me look cute<br>

A good couturier can have a lot to say<br>

And when you're in a Zegna then you're on your way<br>

I'm on my way to see Bob<br>

He's gonna give me his job<br>

He showed a lot of nous in Kirribilli House, he made a fealty deal to really douse my grouse.<br>

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I've been a model of loyal bonhomie<br>

It's time to honour the deal he promised me<br>

Because I know he's a man of honesty<br>

I lent him my ears - for two years!<br>

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That's why I dress to impress<br>

I'm on the road to success<br>

Hey Bobby J, get outta my way,<br>

I know the answer is...<br>

I know the answer is...<br>

I know the answer is...<br>

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BOB HAWKE:<br>

(spoken) Aaaaauugrhhhh...<br>

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[Thanks to Jess for lyrics]<br>

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