oom yacka wurka
oom yacka wurka
oom yacka wurka
in the bad back lands of australia
many years ago
the aborigine tribes were meeting
having a big powwow
oom yacka wurka
oom yacka wurka
we got a lot of trouble chief
on account of your son mack
my boy mack 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 till i was black in the face
i’m a big disgrace to the aborigine race
my boomerang won’t come back
i can ride a kangaroo
yeah yeah
make kinkajou stew
yeah yeah
but i’m a big disgrace to the aborigine race
my boomerang won’t come back
they banished him from the tribe then
and sent him on his way
he had a backless boomerang
so here he could not stay
this is nice innit getting banished at my time of life
what a way to spend an evening
sitting on a rock in the middle of the desert
with me boomerang in me hand
i shall very likely get bushwhacked
get out of it you nasty bushwhacking animal
think i’ll make a nice cup of tea
doing doing doing
good gracious there goes a kangaroo
i must have a practice with me boomerang
hit him right behind the left ear hole
now then slowly back
if you throw that thing at me
i’ll jump right on your head
it chuckles and bounces away
innit marvelous
got a land full of kangaroos
and i had to 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 aknocking at his door
well i’m the local witch doctor son
they call me george alfred 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 till i was black in the face
i’m a big disgrace to the aborigine race
my boomerang won’t come 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
ooh yes never thought of that
daddy will be pleased
must have a go nyuh huh excuse me
now then slowly back and throw
ooh my god i’ve hit the flying doctor
eee hee hee can you do first aid
don’t talk to me about first aid
boy you owe me fourteen chickens
you know when i learned 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 constructive
Artist: Charlie Drake
Year: 1962
Decade: 60s
Language: en
Word Count: 272