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Keating! movie - The Mateship lyrics

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Song by Company B<br /><br>

HOWARD:<br>

Hang on a tic, just let me talk<br>

'Cos you can tell by the way I use my walk<br>

I'm just a bloke, a normal bloke, and nothin' more<br>

I've got my home, I've got my health<br>

I've got my lovely wife and kids,<br>

I've got no tickets on myself<br>

I'm just a bloke, an Aussie bloke, to the core.<br>

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So you know that I'd be grateful to the nation at large<br>

If you thought it was appropriate to put me in charge.<br>

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HOWARD AND BAND:<br>

Of the Mateship - anchors aweigh!<br>

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HOWARD:<br>

We've decided you're invited to stay!<br>

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HOWARD AND BAND:<br>

On the Mateship - welcome aboard!<br>

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HOWARD:<br>

We could find a better kind of accord, uh-huh-huh.<br>

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Well I can jibe, and I can tack<br>

So let the skipper take the chipper to Gallipoli and back<br>

I'll be a bloke, an Aussie bloke, with Digger pride<br>

We wouldn't mix with other crews<br>

We won't consult with any cult promoting multiple views<br>

We'll just be blokes. Dinkum blokes. Bona fide.<br>

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And I'd look to the community defending the land<br>

If you took the opportunity to give me command.<br>

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HOWARD AND BAND:<br>

Of the Mateship - hoisting the sail!<br>

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HOWARD:<br>

Never throw a baby over the rail!<br>

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HOWARD AND BAND:<br>

On the Mateship - flying the flag!<br>

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HOWARD:<br>

You'll be clamouring to carry a swag, uh-huh-huh.<br>

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HOWARD AND BAND:<br>

Mates would die for a mate<br>

Mates are worth their weight in gold<br>

Mates can rely on a mate<br>

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HOWARD:<br>

So I'm told...<br>

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Now I'm a man, I'm not a boy<br>

When they say "Aussie Aussie Aussie" I say "oy oy oy!"<br>

Like any bloke, a rugged bloke, pretty tough<br>

It's catching on, it's all the rage<br>

Why even now I look around and see no women on the stage<br>

Only blokes - Aussie blokes!<br>

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BAND MEMBER:<br>

(spoke) Hey - I'm a Kiwi!<br>

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HOWARD:<br>

Close enough.<br>

You could dwell upon tomorrow and the sorrow you feel<br>

Or set a course for yesterday and give me the wheel.<br>

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HOWARD AND BAND:<br>

Of the Mateship - rounding the buoy!<br>

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HOWARD:<br>

No political correctness ahoy!<br>

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HOWARD AND BAND:<br>

On the Mateship, anchors aweigh!<br>

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HOWARD:<br>

We'll decide if you're invited to stay<br>

On the Mateship...<br>

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[Thanks to Jess for lyrics]<br>

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