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Stewie Mudcat Australia-New Zealand Songbook (1356* d) RE: Mudcat Australia/NZ Songbook 29 Mar 21


Here's another one in the Folk Lore Council compilation in a similar vein to 'Dying Bagman'. The compilation doesn't give authors for any of the songs. However, this one is also included in Ron Edwards' big book. He notes that it was written by Jack Crossland, a cane-cutter and avid pig hunter from Cairns.

THE PIG-CATCHER'S LOVE SONG
(Jack Crossland/Tune: 'On top of Old Smokey')

Oh, marry me darling, I love you sincere
I love you the way I love Cairns Bitter Beer

Chorus (changes each verse)
Oh Cairns Bitter Beer, love, Cairns Bitter Beer
I love you the way I love Cairns Bitter Beer

I've got an old humpy, a camp-oven or two
A rifle and pig-dogs, now I only want you

Chorus
I only want you, love, I only want you
A rifle and pig-dogs - now I only want you

You'll never go hungry as long as you live
With sweet-bucks and mango and slab of wild pig

I'll always be faithful and reasonably true
I may love other women, but I'll mostly love you

I'll often get drunken and sometime tell lies
But I often will tell you how blue are your eyes

Oh, marry me darling, I never will fail
There are worse blokes than me, love, but they're mostly in jail

--Stewie


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