She’ll be right, mate
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1. As the sun rose over Newport, that day in
'83,
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the
Boxing Kangaroo had found a place in history.
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The wonder from down under had
won that famous mug,
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and
here's the song we sang along in every Aussie pub.
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She'll be right, mate, she'll be right,
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just remember that you're an
Aussie and you'll never give up the fight !
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When your back’s to the wall, just give your all,
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each morning, noon and night,
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she'll be right, mate, she'll be right !
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2. Australia's own Jack Brabham, racing was
his game,
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a mighty
man behind the wheel, a legend he became.
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He won it once, he won it
twice, but he kept going back,
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three
times a Champion of the World, good on ya, mate,
Sir Jack.
+ CHORUS
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3. Now, Captain Allan Border, Australian of the year,
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he
took our team to victory mate and kept the Ashes here.
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Following in the footsteps,
tradition of the Don,
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eleven blokes
who give their most, with that you can't go wrong.
+ CHORUS
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4. Now all you Aussie battlers, when you feel you've had enough,
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and life's not
really going well, life is pretty a rough,
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just
get out there and try again and back yourself a first,
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the
Aussies always do their best when things are at their worst.
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She'll be right, mate, she'll be right,
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just remember that you're an
Aussie and you'll never give up the fight !
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When your back’s to the wall, just give your all,
C
each morning, noon and night,
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she'll be right, mate, she'll be right !
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+ Once Again ! + CHORUS + That’s right.
(Slim Dusty)