A D E A D E A

[Verse 1]
                  E             G      D
When the convicts arrived in Australia
    A        E                     G   D
The soldiers didn't have a lot to do
    A      E     G      D     A                 E
And So for entertainment they made the convicts dance
          G       D
While the soldiers piped a tune

[Chorus]
           A       E          A
It was the British domination quickstep
                         D             E
Quick step up your work, listen to the beat
A                     E             G
They've got the power in their hands
D                      A
And the load off their feet

[Instrumental]
A E G D

[Verse 2]
                  E             G      D
100 years later, the governor was still on his seat
    A        E            G   D
The people were farming and mining
    A      E     G      D     A     E
The cockies ate the chaff
          G                 D
While the squatters ate the wheat

[Instrumental]
A D E A D E A

[Verse 3]
    E          G      D        A        E   G       D
Two World Wars later, Rule Britannia began to die
A        E              G
Pig Iron Bob rocked the cradle
D          A              E              G
And Yankee Doodle was the nation's lullaby

[Chorus]
             A      E          A
It's now the yankee domination quickstep
                         D               E
Quick step up your work, listen to the beat
A                     E
They've got the power in their hands
D
And the load off their feet

[Chorus]
             A      E          A
It's now the foreign domination quickstep
                         D               E
Quick step up your work, listen to the beat
A                     E
They've got the power in their hands
D
And the load off their feet