Slim Dusty - Give It A Go Mate lyrics

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<b>Give It A Go, Mate</b> by <i>Slim Dusty</i><br />

When our people came to this country,

Some were shackled in chains,

They toiled and tried and some of them died,

Are you gonna let them die in vain,

They awoke this land from its dreamtime,

Made a way of life that we know,

But now something is wrong, we gotta change our song,

And sing, Give Australia A Go.

Get in and give it a go, mate,

A bit of hard work wont kill ya,

And our big brown land needs a helping hand,

So get in and do a bit for Australia.

Remember our pioneer spirit,

Oh, it's still there deep in our bones,

We've done it before so we can do it once more,

Let's build this country we own,

Its our land, and our way of livin',

So don't let 'er go to the wall,

Each race and each creed in Australia believe,

Or country an' freedom will fall.

Get in and give it a go, mate,

A bit of hard work wont kill ya,

And our big brown land needs a helping hand,

So get in and do a bit for Australia.

Get in and give it a go, mate,

Wake up to yourself Australia,

Sit down in one spot and well loose the whole lot,

So get in and do a bit for Australia

Get in and give it a go, mate,

A bit of hard work wont kill ya,

And our big brown land needs a helping hand,

So get in and do a bit for Australia.

[From his album: "Spirit of Australia"

Transcribed: Marten Busstra 2010]