Gordon Bok - The swag and the shiner

When ^CI was a lad, well, I ^D7made up me ^Gmind That I ^Fdidn't belong to the ^Clabouring ^Gkind Me ^Fhands were too ^Ggood and me ^Cbody too ^Ffine And me ^Cbrain, sure it ^D7was even ^Gfiner ^G7 That to ^Cspoil them by working, it ^Fseemed such a ^Gshame So, I ^Clearned all I could of this ^Fwayfarin' ^Ggame By ^Cway of Australia, to ^FNew Zealand ^Gcame And hur^Crah for the ^Gswag and the ^Cshiner ^{G C G}

Now ^Csome folks drink tea, but ^D7water's less ^Grisky And with ^Fsome it's the sherry or ^Cbeer makes them ^Gfrisky But ^Fgive me the ^GIrish and ^CJamieson's ^Fwhiskey The ^Cwarmest and ^D7best stomach ^Gliner ^G7 And ^Cmany's the infamous ^Ftrick I've con^Gceived And ^Cmany's the barman that's ^Fgladly be^Glieved them Of ^Cmany free whiskies, I've ^Foften re^Glieved them Hur^Crah for the ^Gswag and the ^Cshiner ^{G C G}

One ^Cday as I tramped with ^D7my mate, Gypsie ^GLee He looks ^Fdown at the road, "A dead ^Csparrow," says ^Ghe "That's a ^Fskylark," says ^GI, "And a ^Cfree drink for ^Fme If you'll ^Cfollow the ^D7scam of the ^GShiner" ^G7 "At the ^Cnext pub we come to," I says, "^FYou wait out^Gside But, ^Cstand by the door with your ^Fears open ^Gwide And ^Cat the right moment, you ^Fcomes right in^Gside But, you ^Cdon't know the ^Gswag or the ^Cshiner" ^{G C G}

Well, ^Cat the next shanty, I ^D7swear it's a ^Glark "That's a ^Fsparrow" the barman was ^Cheard to re^Gmark Says ^FI, "I'm so ^Gsharp I can ^Ctell in the ^Fdark The ^Cdifference 'tween ^D7Magpies and ^GMinahs" ^G7 "Well, I'll ^Cwager a drink all a^Fround then" says ^Ghe "That the ^Cnext man comes in here, a ^Fsparrow will ^Gsee" So ^Cin comes old Gyp, "Hey, a ^Fskylark" says ^Ghe "Free ^Cdrinks for me^Gself and the ^Cshiner" ^{G C G}

Tall ^Chouses and mansions, I ^D7let them all ^Gbe For it's ^Fcertain that working each ^Cday, ain't for ^Gme On the ^Froad with me ^Gswag, every ^Cday I am ^Ffree And I ^Cpity the ^D7navvy and ^Gminer ^G7 Now, ^Csome folks don't like me, they ^Fthink I'm a ^Gnut And, ^Csome say I'm lazy 'cause I ^Flike the short^Gcut But a ^Cregular job keeps a ^Fman in a ^Grut So hur^Crah for the ^Gswag and the ^Cshiner