Keating! movie - The Mateship lyrics
rate meSong by Company B<br /><br>
HOWARD:<br>
Hang on a tic, just let me talk<br>
'Cos you can tell by the way I use my walk<br>
I'm just a bloke, a normal bloke, and nothin' more<br>
I've got my home, I've got my health<br>
I've got my lovely wife and kids,<br>
I've got no tickets on myself<br>
I'm just a bloke, an Aussie bloke, to the core.<br>
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So you know that I'd be grateful to the nation at large<br>
If you thought it was appropriate to put me in charge.<br>
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HOWARD AND BAND:<br>
Of the Mateship - anchors aweigh!<br>
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HOWARD:<br>
We've decided you're invited to stay!<br>
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HOWARD AND BAND:<br>
On the Mateship - welcome aboard!<br>
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HOWARD:<br>
We could find a better kind of accord, uh-huh-huh.<br>
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Well I can jibe, and I can tack<br>
So let the skipper take the chipper to Gallipoli and back<br>
I'll be a bloke, an Aussie bloke, with Digger pride<br>
We wouldn't mix with other crews<br>
We won't consult with any cult promoting multiple views<br>
We'll just be blokes. Dinkum blokes. Bona fide.<br>
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And I'd look to the community defending the land<br>
If you took the opportunity to give me command.<br>
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HOWARD AND BAND:<br>
Of the Mateship - hoisting the sail!<br>
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HOWARD:<br>
Never throw a baby over the rail!<br>
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HOWARD AND BAND:<br>
On the Mateship - flying the flag!<br>
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HOWARD:<br>
You'll be clamouring to carry a swag, uh-huh-huh.<br>
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HOWARD AND BAND:<br>
Mates would die for a mate<br>
Mates are worth their weight in gold<br>
Mates can rely on a mate<br>
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HOWARD:<br>
So I'm told...<br>
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Now I'm a man, I'm not a boy<br>
When they say "Aussie Aussie Aussie" I say "oy oy oy!"<br>
Like any bloke, a rugged bloke, pretty tough<br>
It's catching on, it's all the rage<br>
Why even now I look around and see no women on the stage<br>
Only blokes - Aussie blokes!<br>
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BAND MEMBER:<br>
(spoke) Hey - I'm a Kiwi!<br>
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HOWARD:<br>
Close enough.<br>
You could dwell upon tomorrow and the sorrow you feel<br>
Or set a course for yesterday and give me the wheel.<br>
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HOWARD AND BAND:<br>
Of the Mateship - rounding the buoy!<br>
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HOWARD:<br>
No political correctness ahoy!<br>
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HOWARD AND BAND:<br>
On the Mateship, anchors aweigh!<br>
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HOWARD:<br>
We'll decide if you're invited to stay<br>
On the Mateship...<br>
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[Thanks to Jess for lyrics]<br>
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