Lime Juice Tub

Lime-Juice Tub Australian Folk Song

Transcribed by K Woodgate

Easy melody Version

The song can be found on records by the Bushwackers, Cobbers, William Clauson

and many other Australian Folk records.

 

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When shearing comes lay down your drums, Step to the board you brand new

chums

 

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With a ra-dum-doo and a rubadubdub We'll send you home in a lime-juice tub.

 

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Here we are in New South Wales Shear-in' sheep as big as whales With

 

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leath-er necks and dag-gy tails And fleece as tough as rust-y nails

Since you have crossed the briny deep

You fancy you can shear a sheep,

With a ra-dum-doo and a rub-a-dub-dub

We'll send you home in a limejuice tub.

There's cockies' sons and brand new chums

Who fancy that they're all great guns.

They fancy they can shear the wool

The buggers can only tear and pull.

They tar the sheep till they're nearly black

Roll up, roll up, and get the sack

Once more we're away on the wallaby track

More to look for work out back.

And when they're out upon the road

>From off their backs they throw their load

And at the sun they take a look

And reckon that it's time to press the cook.

They sleep in huts without any door

And camp upon the dirty floor,

With a pannikin of flour and a sheet of bark

To wallop up a damper in the dark.

You cockies, too, you never need fret

For I'm the man who's willing to bet

You're up to your eyes, heels first in debt

You're up to your eyes, your sons as well.

Although you live beyond your means,

Your daughters wear no crinolines

Nor are they covered by boots and shoes

They're wild in the bush with the kangaroos.

It's home, it's home I'd like to be,

Not humpin' me drum in this sheep country

Over a thousand miles I've come

To march along with a blanket drum.

But shearing's here, boys, give a cheer

Step to the board and grab your gear

With a ra-dum-doo and a rub-a-dub-dub

We'll send you home in a limejuice tub.