Billinudgel

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[Verse 1]
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Well it must have been 'round 4.30 
in the mornin'
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The first sight of dawn creepin' 
over the horizon
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Fifteen minutes from a Billinugel 
breakfast
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I was rolling down highway one.

[Verse 2]
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And ya know what it's like up around
 the Northern rivers
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Those windin' roads just give me the
 shivers
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And to top it all off there's 
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been a few points of rain.

[Verse 3]
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Well I've been stuck in low gear for
 what seems like forever
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Climbin' up a steep hill with my 
diesel a-running
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But the big ol' white was a fuel 
delight
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And the best rig doin' the rounds

[Verse 4]
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But you know what it's like when 
you're tired and you're hungry
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Everything that you do, well you do 
it in a hurry
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Well, I got to the top an' I 
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thought I'd just let her roll down.

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[Verse 5]
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It was a good long stretch of 
downhill runnin',
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An' as far as I could see, there was
 nobody comin',
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So I let her have her head a little 
bit longer,
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An' she took off like a Mallee Bull.

[Verse 6]
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Then my mind on a meal an' my hands 
on the wheel,
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Then my eyes started seeing things 
that couldn't be real,
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And the roadside posts started 
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turnin' into six-foot blondes,

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SPOKEN & KEY CHANGE: You know what 
time it is then mates. Time for a 
stop.


[Verse 6]
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Well, I went to the brake like a 
drunk to the bottle,
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But my foot missed the mark an' it 
landed on the throttle,
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And the diesel roared an' I prayed 
to the Lord
To the Lord "Won't you gi' me a 
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break."

[Verse 7]
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Oh, I guess he wasn't listenin' or 
he just didn't care,
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Or maybe he was takin' forty winks 
up there
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Cause soon I was riding a 22 wheel
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 roller skate,

[Verse 8]
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Then the wheels left the road as far
 as I can remember,
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I was roaring thru the bush like a 
shearer on a bender,
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When the door opened up and who 
should get in?
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A big red kangaroo

[Verse 9]
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He said, "G'day mate, what the hell 
d'ya think you're doin'?
A
Give us the wheel there, I'll get ya
 thru it."
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Then he crashed thru the gears an' 
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we missed another big ole dump,

Oh yeah!

[Verse 10]
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Well, around-a-bout here it kinda 
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gets in a muddle,
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Though I seem to recall giving a 
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koala a cuddle
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an' a possum on my lap, An' a 
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white cockatoo screamin',
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"Give her a go, ya mug."

[Verse 11]
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Then when I awoke it was no damn 
joke,
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I was alone in the cab except for 
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blokes of Billinugel,
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Starin' in the window and sayin', 
"Are you alright mate?"
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I said, "Fellas give us a big mug of
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 black coffee,
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A Billinugel special burger with the
 works,
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Because u know fellas, ya never 
gonna believe this."

[Verse 1]
N.C.     E
Well, it must-a been 'round 4.30 in 
the mornin',
    A
The first light of dawn creepin' 
over the horizon,
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Fifteen minutes from a Billinugel 
breakfast,
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I was rollin' down highway one.

[Verse 2]
      E
And ya know what it's like

Up around the Northern rivers
      A
Those windin' roads just give me the
 shivers,
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And to top it all up there's been 
                E
a few points of rain.