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
