The Bushman of Bunyip Billabong

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  1. Kaptinharsh said:

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    Hello,

    Would anyone help me find the missing words for this parody of Waltzing Matilda, please ?

    Here's the link to the funny video. There's a spooky creature !

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5rhm1aU3dA

    Please, feel free to complete lines (...) or correct my mistakes !
    e.g. : Verse 2, line 3 > blah blah...

    I have already found these :

    The Bushman of Bunyip Billabong

    Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong
    Right in the heart of Bunyip country
    And he said to himself, when he got to the water hole :
    "This place is a dump ! I know where I'd rather be !"

    Out came the junk food, wrapped in plastic packaging
    Tin cans and bottles, one, two, three !
    All of his rubbish was thrown into that billabong
    "Who gives a toss [...] the bloody scenery ?" (bear: supporter)

    Then he turned his music on to [...] out all the native birds
    Cracked out the volume as loud as can be
    "Can't stand the maggies" he mattered by the billabong
    Maybe now I get some bloody privacy

    Down came some kangaroos to drink at the water hole
    Up jumped the camper and shot them with glee
    He let them to rot on the banks of the billabong
    "Bloody roos oughta think before they come near me !"


    Slowly but surely something stirred in that billabong
    It [...] and it wallowed rather eerily
    A truely hideous creature marching from the water hole
    "Some truth !" yelled the camper, "What the bloody heck is he ?"

    "How dare you come just to keep by my water hole ?"
    Growled away [...] bunyip with great ferocity
    He seized the helpless camper and dragged him to the water hole
    "You'll come a-swimmin' in my swamp with me !"

    And his ghost must be heard as you pass by that billabong
    Look after the bush plants, the animals and the trees
    And see that you've done to the [...]
    "Or you'll come a-swimmin' in my swamp with me !"

    Thanks to you !
     
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    Mixalopoulos said:

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    A not so jolly swagman camped by a billabong
    Right in the heart of Bunyip country
    And he said to himself when he got to the waterhole
    "This place is a dump I know where I'd rather be"

    Out came the junk food wrapped in plastic packaging
    Tin cans and bottles one two three
    All of his rubbish was thrown into that billabong
    "Who gives a toss 'bout the bloody scenery"

    Then he turned his music on to drown out all the native birds
    Cranked up the volume as loud as can be
    "Can't stand the maggies" he muttered by the billabong [maggies = magpies]
    Maybe now I'll get some bloody privacy

    Down came some kangaroos to drink at the waterhole
    Up jumped the camper and shot them with glee
    He left them to rot on the banks of the billabong
    "Bloody roos oughta think before they come near me"

    Slowly but surely something stirred in that billabong
    It writhed and it wallowed rather eerily
    A truly hideous creature muscled from the waterhole
    "Strewth!" yelled the camper "What the bloody heck is he?" [Strewth = exclamation: from "God's truth"]

    "How dare you camp next to it by my waterhole"
    Growled the red-eyed Bunyip with great ferocity
    He seized the helpless camper and dragged him to the waterhole
    "You'll come a-swimmin' in my swamp with me!"

    And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong
    Look after the bushland the animals and the trees
    And see that you don't enrage the mighty Bunyip
    "Or you'll come a-swimmin' in my swamp with me!"
    Last edited by Mixalopoulos; 12-02-2012 at 02:54 PM. Reason: added explanations of slang terms
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  3. Kaptinharsh said:

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    Thanks a lot, Mixalopoulos !

    You've been a great help. Er... by the way, would you allow me to post your amended version online, please ?

    Take care,

    Kaptinharsh
     
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    Mixalopoulos said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaptinharsh View Post
    Thanks a lot, Mixalopoulos !

    You've been a great help. Er... by the way, would you allow me to post your amended version online, please ?

    Take care,

    Kaptinharsh
    You're welcome. and to answer your question, of course.

    Regards Mixa.
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