Bringing the Beer to Broome
I'll sing you a tale of a long-lost ship
Bringing the beer to Broome
About her last and fateful trip
Bringing the beer to Broome
She was sailed by Andy Jones.
Never again you'll hear his groans
On the ocean floor she'll rest her bones!
Bringing the beer to Broome.
Ch: Bringing the beer to Broome, boys!
Bringing the beer to Broome.
Andy's ships coming round the point,
Bringing the beer to Broome.
Now Andy was a sailor--
Bringing the beer to Broome
He started on a whaler.
Bringing the beer to Broome
Now he's got his very own boat,
Does everything to keep her afloat
And the only hand is a drunken goat,
Bringing the beer to Broome.
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Shooting right across that reef
Bringing the beer to Broome
Twas there that Andy came to grief
Bringing the beer to Broome
But his cargo's what we all admired
Temperatures are getting higher
Throats are becoming drier
Bringing the beer to Broome.
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The wind arose and blew aloud
Bringing the beer to Broome
The sky was covered quick with cloud
Bringing the beer to Broome
And Andy's boat began to sink
Right above that reef I think
And the beer was left for the fish to drink
Bringing the beer to Broome.
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Broome was dry for quite a while
Bringing the beer to Broome
She underwent a heavy trial
Bringing the beer to Broome
But now all's well in Broome, you see--
Town's got its very own brewery,
Built in 1923.
Bringing the beer to Broome.
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Now all this happened long ago
Bringing the beer to Broome
Andy's still remembered though.
Bringing the beer to Broome
For now in Broome once every year,
To sea is thrown a bottle of beer
In case old Andy's ghost is near...
Bringing the beer to Broome!
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