G'day Murray,

I did find this one ... indeed on Just the Funny Stuff and here are the words (I have not transcribed the tune - but you did not ask for that):

THE GREAT AUSSIE TAKEAWAY
Words and music by Eric Bogle

I'm an ordinary Aussie bloke; cultured, clean and neat.
I do not drink or swear or smoke, but boy! I like to eat.
Keep your poofy parlour food, your Greek and Lebanese,
Turkish and Italian, French and Japanese,
What makes me mouth water isn't any one of these;
No, I like take-away.

Hamburgers and steak sangers, dim sims and sausage rolls,
Saveloys, meat pies, hot dogs and beef rissoles.
For value and vitamins they sure beat all the rest,
A take-away every day, puts hairs upon your chest,
But just what's in the bloody things is anybody's guess,
But I still like take-aways.

I bought myself a pie, the other night, down at my local café,
I was just about to take a bite, when the pie – it screamed out "Neigh!"
And right before me eyes, the bloody thing rears up,
Shoots out through the front door like a runaway truck,
The last thing I heard, it had won the Melbourne Cup,
But I still like take-aways.

I bought meself some saveloys, though, to tell yous all the truth,
I wish I'd worn me corduroys, when one of them went "Woof!"
It jumped right off the table, around the room did run,
I thought I'd seen it all mate, but the best was yet to come,
For it cocked itself against me leg and bit me in the bum,
But I still like take-aways.

Hamburgers and steak sangers, dim sims and sausage rolls,
Saveloys, meat pies, hot dogs and beef rissoles.
For value and vitamins they sure beat all the rest,
A take-away every day, puts hairs upon your chest,
But just what's in the bloody things is anybody's guess,
But I still like take-aways.

I bought a hamburger with egg and chips, I had to get a bite somehow,
As I began to lick me lips, the burger screamed out "Miaow!",
It scratched me on the nose, I threw it to the ground,
It ran up a gum tree, I felt such a silly clown,
But the fire brigade came and got the silly burger down,
But I still like take-aways.

I ordered up my favourite treat, steak sangwich on a plate;
Before I could begin to eat, my sangwich screamed out "Wait!",
I'm a buffalo, or brumby, cat, or dog or grizzly bear,
I'm true blue Aussie kangaroo, cooked medium rare,
But it gave me a salute and sang "Advance Australia Fair"
But I still like take-aways. .

Hamburgers and steak sangers, dim sims and sausage rolls,
Saveloys, meat pies, hot dogs and beef rissoles.
For value and vitamins they sure beat all the rest,
A take-away every day, puts hairs upon your chest,
But just what's in the bloody things is anybody's guess,
But I still like take-aways.

I still like take-aways.

I still like take-aways.

I still like take-aways.

I still like take-aways.

Transcribed from "Eric Bogle – Just the Funny Stuff", Laughing Stock LAFCD9

Enyoy!

Regards,

Bob Bolton