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this song was written by Tony King and David Bates for the Samuel Pepys Show 1986

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Mulga Mulga Mulga
Dad why do we all talk without opening our mouths?
Cause Life is pretty dusty... in the Mulga
Dad why’s our TV ariel look like the Eiffel Tower
So your Mum can get the Soapies ...in the Mulga
And why do the kelpies always sound like they’re in pain?
You try and find a lampost ...in the Mulga
And Dad why do the camels bury their heads in the sand?
Cause Rolf Harris likes to practise... in the Mulga

Dad why is our letter box two hundred miles away?
It keeps the Mormons off our scent ..in the Mulga
Dad why do the blokes all have a beer-gut and a beard?
Nothin else ‘ll grow.. in the Mulga
And why’s the flying doctor only call why you’re away
I’ve been wondering that myself..in the Mulga
Dad who’s the bloke who drives around in the Army tank?
Oh that’ll be the Flick Man
In The Mulga.. Mulga... Mulga
Jeez it’s hot ..... Bloody flies
Cuppa Tea...... Like you r hat
Caught that snake....... It rained last year
In The Mulga.. Mulga...Mulga
Solo
If you leave your mouth open the flies will get in
And you’ve got to leave it open to let them out again
And you can’t get to sleep cause the Dingos make a Din
Or a Dinner of things left
In The Mulga... Mulga... Mulga
Dad why don’t the Leyland Brothers come out here anymore?
Cause we shoot anything that moves ...In The Mulga
Dad why do the sheep all run away when you get near?
Well never mind about that till you’re a bit older
And why do our cousins all look the same as me?
Cause families get real close ..in the mulga.
And Dad why do you run over every animal you see?
That’s how you find your way home
In The Mulga ...Mulga... Mulga
Jeez it’s hot ..... Bloody flies
Cuppa Tea..... Like your hat
Caught that snake..... Could rain next year
In The Mulga
Set a trap...... the mare’s in foal
Been to town...... Mind your head
Gotta smoke? ......could rain next year
In The Mulga.... Mulga ......Mulga
Baa Baa Baaa

credits

from Beautifully Mad - Funny Side Up, released December 4, 2016
Performed by Beautifully Mad. Tony King - lead vocals, bass & guitar, Nina Vox - Harmonies. Recorded live at Cafe Beyond in Bermagui 1999

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Breathtaking original music reminiscent of the beauty of James Taylor, some honey from Melody Gardot, a lyrical spice of Cohen washed down with some Waits-like humour. A musical flame that licks at the heels of Folk and Jazz

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