My transcription from YouTube:


THE BUSH BARBER
Written by John Williamson
As recorded by John Williamson on "True Blue: The Very Best of John Williamson" (2003)

1. Just an old man in a bush town in an old barber shop,
Recalling the days of the old razor strop,
When he solved all your problems while clipping your hair,
Then he'd flip you right back in his beautiful chair—

2. With a few slaps of leather, he'd shave you off clean.
Through your foamy white face, his cutthroat was keen,
Then it was all over with a splash and a sting.
You were back on the street feelin' fit for the king.

CHORUS: He said: "Longhairs and skinheads have buggered this game.
Remember the days when we all looked the same.
That mug called Ringo and his mates, they're to blame,
But I guess I'm wastin' my breath on you, sonny."

3. Well, he followed the horses as part of the job.
If you backed all his tips, you might make a few bob.
With pictures of Phar Lap all over the wall,
And of course Donald Bradman, the greatest of all. CHORUS

4. "Young people these days don't have the pride.
Grooming and manners have taken a slide."
Well, the world to the old man has gone a bit strange,
So I bought a few Tally-Ho's and tipped him the change.

LAST CHORUS: He said longhairs and skinheads had ruined his game.
Remember the days when we all looked the same.
That fella called Ringo and his mates are to blame,
And he was wastin' his breath on me, sonny.

REPEAT LAST CHORUS ENDING WITH:
"And I guess I'm wastin' my breath on you, sonny."


Also recorded by Neil Ward on "Raining on the Rock: Aussie Bush and Folk Ballads" (1994), which can be heard on Spotify. Only a few words are different.