Don't knock the old hillbillies
People love 'em out in the bush
A simple tune with words that you can hear

Y' don't need complications where hearts are kind and true
Just words that ring like Bells In A Bushman's Ear


Maybe you need to stroll down a little dirt track
Slow down and walk in time with a drover
Hear the wind play a tune on the cypress pine

Y' don't need beer and y' don't need wine
Just words that ring like Bells In A Bushman's Ear


Like the hovering kite that whistles
Telephone wires that hum
Thunderstorms that rumble loud and clear

He smells the rain that's coming
Hear the @@#!ies screech and yell
Words that ring like Bells In A Bushman's Ear


Maybe you need to stroll down a little dirt track
Slow down and walk in time with a drover

Rattle an enamel mug with a spoon
Talk to y' dog, or talk to the moon
With words that ring like Bells In A Bushman's Ear


Yeah rattle an enamel mug with a spoon
Throw him a bone and make him swoon

Words that ring like Bells In A Bushman's Ear

No don't knock the old hillbillies

People love 'em out in the bush
A campfire is no place for rock n' roll
The proof is in the pudding, they don't come and go

Images embedded in your soul

Maybe you need to stroll down a little dirt track

Slow down and walk in time with a drover
And when it rains y' run amuck
Dance on the back of a cattle truck


Yeah words that ring like Bells In A Bushman's Ear
Peaches swimmin' inside a tin

Mutton chops that grease y' chin
Yeah words that ring like Bells In A Bushman's Ear
With words that ring like Bells In A Bushman's Ear