A little more Australian Lyrics

It's pretty hard up here in North Australia

Fairly tough if you're a city bloke

If you can't ride a Brahman you're a failure

If you can't speak the lingo, you're a joke

A helicopter landed at our station

Looked like it was from the ABC

They said they had a camera on location

And asked to do an interview with me

I said, "Oh cripes

If only you could be

A little more Australian

If you were more like me

You wouldn't sound so alien

Listen mate, before you land here on our property

Learn to talk proper, load up your chopper

Next time, maybe

I went to town and hit the local boozer

Chucked a couple back to clear me head

A bloke sat down he looked a real loser

I couldn't understand a word he said

He finally wrote a note upon a coaster

Saying that he came from New South Wales

I asked him can't you blokes dress like you're sposta

Might help you if you line me up some ales

Listen here

If only you could be

A little more Australian

If you were more like me

You wouldn't look so alien

And here's a line that might improve your popularity

Say, "How's it going cobber, sorry about my clobber

This round's on me

Young Bruce was up there doing the entertaining

Playing mainly songs I'd never heard

I don't want youse to think I like complaining

But soon I couldn't take another word

I went up and attracted his attention

Stopped him in the middle of a song

I said I'll reconnect your mike extension

But first I'll tell you where you're going wrong

Oh Bruce

If only you could be

A little more Australian

If you could sing like me

You wouldn't sound so alien

What about some cockatoos, or swaggies brewing tea

Says he's an Aussie, can't be because he

Don't sing country