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The Big Sandfly

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[First Singer]

Down the coast near Jackson's Bay, 
There lived a miner old and grey,
And to his hut so warm and dry
There came each night, a big sandfly.

[Chorus: Everyone]

Tucker all gone, but I don't care!
Tucker all gone, but I don't care!
Tucker all gone, but I don't care!
Goodbye, big sandfly.

[Second Singer]

Then one night the old man said,
Far too long on me you've fed,
If I starve then you will die —
I’m gonna get rid of you, big sandfly! 

[Chorus: Everyone]

Tucker all gone, etc.

[Third Singer]

Now this old man refused to eat
He drank no beer and he ate no meat; 
They both grew leaner by and by, 
The gray old man and the big sandfly.

[Chorus: Everyone]

Tucker all gone, etc.

[Fourth Singer, with others humming]

Then one night, the old man died;
They laid his billies by his side,
And on a tree they carved with pride: 
"The victim of the big sandfly."

[Chorus: Everyone]

Tucker all gone, etc.

[Fifth Singer]

Sad the mourners turned to go,
they heard a voice sing soft and low,
And from the tombstone standing by... 
There came the song of the big sandfly!

[Chorus: Everyone]

Tucker all gone, but I don't care!
Tucker all gone, but I don't care!
Bury him deep, as deep as you can —
For I'm going to get another old man!

 

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