My Boomerange Won'T Come Back
Charlie Drake
3:43In the bad bad lands of Australia many years ago The Aborigine tribes were meeting, having a big pow-wow We've got a lot of trouble Chief On account of your son Mac My boy Mac, why? What's wrong with him? My boomerang won't come back Your boomerang won't come back? My boomerang won't come back My boomerang won't come back I've waved the thing all over the place Practiced 'til I was black in the face I'm a big disgrace to the Aborigine race My boomerang won't back I can ride a kangaroo (yeah, yeah) Make kangaroo stew (yeah, yeah) But I'm a big disgrace to the Aborigine race My boomerang won't back They banished him from the tribes' lair and sent him on his way He had a backless boomerang, so here he could not stay This is nice, isn't it? Getting banished at my time a life What a way to spend an evening Sittin' on a rock in the middle of the desert With me boomerang in me hand I should very likely get bushwhacked Get out of here Nasty bushwhackin' animal Think I'll make a nice cup of tea Good gracious There goes a kangaroo I must have practice with me boomerang Hey, right behind the left elbow, then slowly back If you throw that thing at me I'll jump right on your head Ain't it marvelous? Got a land full of kangaroos And I'd a pick that one For three long months he sat there, or maybe it was four Then an old old man in a kangaroo skin came a-knockin' at his door I'm the local witch doctor, son They call me Joe Joseph Black Now tell me, what's your trouble, boy? My boomerang won't come back Your boomerang won't come back? My boomerang won't come back My boomerang won't come back I've waved the thing all over the place Practiced 'til I was black in the face I'm a big disgrace to the Aborigine race My boomerang won't back Don't worry, boy I know the trick and to you I'm gonna show it If you want your boomerang to come back Well, first you've got to throw it Oh yes, never thought of that, daddy will be pleased Must have a girl, hmm Excuse me Now then, slowly back and throw Oh my God I've hit the flying doctor Can you do firt aid? Don't talk to me about first days, boy You owe me fourteen chickens You know what I mean? Learnt you to throw the boomerang You know, first things first Yes, I know that, but I mean I think, on this occasion, you know you could be a bit more