Recorded by the Whitlams ('Introducing ...')
Written by Tim Freedman
Transcribed by Mark Na-Na (mhyland@tpgi.com.au)
Riff ripped off from Miles Davis
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Liitle song about a man named Gough
GD
And a little boy who wanted to be tarred with the same brush
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He learned Latin, held his head up high
GD
And he hated the Liberals but he didn't know why
ABGD
There were reasons (how long have you got)
There's always reasons (how long have you got)
B
Come over have dinner with me
G
We'll play chess and drink claret
B
Walk slowly down my little street
G
Can you bring Margaret
ABGD
The little boy is on stage tonight
His name is Anthony Hayes and he's doing alright
They both went to the same local Canberra school
But Stevie was nine in 1972
What a party (a big for all of us)
We had reason to party (a big for all of us)
Come over have dinner with me
We'll play chess and drink claret
Walk slowly down my little street
Can you bring Margaret
ABGD
Edward Gough Whitlam, Edward Gough Whitlam
It's for you Gough, you Gough, you Gough
Day's of wine and roses, days of wine and roses
All the artists flew in, and all the arseholes flew out
For you, you, you, Edward Gough Whitlam
etc etc etc