Black feller, Jacky, me
Plurry soon go walkabout,
Searchum bush for pretty gin,
Findum dere or roun’about;
Me, Jacky, wantum Mary
all belonga plurry soon.
Getum in a plurry hurry
Underneat’ t’ whiteman moon*
Mine tinkit gibit love,
Getum Mary marry me,
Makeum mia-mia by a tree,
Mine tinkit gibit love;
Mine tinkit catchum gin,
Buildum camp by billabong.
Cookum snake and singum song,
Mine tinkit life begin,
Jacky, him marry wit’ Mary in June,
An’ go a walkabout alonga honey moon;
Mine tinkit gibit love,
Get um Mary marry me.
Habum big Corroboree,
Mine tinkit gibit love.
* This verse was not performed in the 1951 recording by Les Welch & His Orchestra. Taken from the sheet music.
Composed by George S. English & Deryck Barnes and performed by Les Welch & His Orchestra.
Recorded 1951, Sydney
Tasman W-078/Mx: MX40827 (78rpm, 10”)
Amnesiac Archive 