Whoa, Bullocks, Whoa - Slim Dusty, Barry Thornton

Spoken

Whoa Bullocks, whoa there

Sung

Singing Whoa Bullocks, whoa bullocks, whoa bullocks whoa

Bringing in the gidgee for they’re itching for to go

Whoa Bullocks, whoa bullocks, whoa bullocks whoa

Hold up the lead, keep them moving nice and slow

They’re a wild touchy mob from the gulf country run

And they’ll give us lots of action 'ere this roving trip is done

Each time they make a break, there’s a call for reckless speed

To hold back the scrubbers racing madly in the lead

Singing Whoa Bullocks, whoa bullocks, whoa bullocks whoa

Hold up the lead, keep them moving nice and slow

When we counted out the yard, there were two thousand head

Two thousand bullocks all Gulf country bred

A hundred miles behind us and a thousand more to go

'Til we truck 'em at the border where the Darling River flows

Singing Whoa Bullocks, whoa bullocks, whoa bullocks whoa

Hold up the lead, keep them moving nice and slow

There’s not too many left of the old droving school

And these Gulf country cattle can’t be handled by a fool

So give 'em room to spread boys and let 'em feed along

And hold up the lead boys if anything goes wrong

With your Whoa Bullocks, whoa bullocks, whoa bullocks whoa

Hold up the lead, keep them moving nice and slow

There’s a long drive ahead, 'fore we hit the final town

And the boss drover’s worries can really get him down

You watch 'em on the nightcamp when they’re ready for to leap

Why they’ve even got me watching and a-droving in my sleep

Singing Whoa Bullocks, whoa bullocks, whoa bullocks whoa

Bringing in the gidgee for they’re itching for to go

Whoa Bullocks, whoa bullocks, whoa bullocks whoa

Hold up the lead, keep them moving nice and slow

Moving Nice and slow

Moving Nice and slow

Spoken

Whoa Bullocks, whoa there you bullocks