Beaumont Rag lyricsOn If You Don't Fight You Lose (1978), Rebel Chorus (1982), Caught In The Act (1983) and The Essential Redgum (2011)
Beaumont Rag (Redgum) I am a wealthy barrister About a hundred bucks a word I’ve got a plum stuck in my mouth I’m really such a turd I attended PAC I met my wife at the prefects’ ball I am the elder Fotheringgay And she was a Prentice-Hall I passed my matriculation, Four D’s and a C Daddy gave me a Mercedes-Benz And bought me a law degree I voted for Mal Fraser, It was the decent thing to do It was a vote against the communists And I hope that you did too I love to read the Bulletin And watch the ABC I love to air my well-informed opinions constantly All my friends are professionals From polite society So come and sing the middle class liberal I’ve got a home in Beaumont rag with me I bought a brand new Range Rover The outback is a lark I slip it into four wheel drive At the gates of National Park The working class are out of place And when they are on strike I drive my Jag in circles trying to knock them off their bikes |
1978 "If You Don't Fight You Lose" Album Version
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