Intro
Verse 1
I'm Riding Down The Castlereagh, I'm A Station-Hand,
I'm Handy With A Ropin' Pole, I'm Handy With The Brand.
I Can Ride A Rowdy Colt Or Swing An Axe All Day;
But There's No Demand For Station-Hands Along The Castlereagh.
Chorus
Well It's Shift, Boys, Shift, For There Is None The Slightest Doubt
Got To Make A Shift To The Stations Farther Out
The Pack-Horse Runnin' After, For He Follows Me Like A Dog
We Crossed A Lot Of Country At The Old Jig-Jog
Verse 2
Well I Asked A Bloke For Shearin' Once Along The Marthaguy
"We Shear Non-Union Here," He Said "I Call It Scab," Says I
I Looked Along The Shearin' Floor Before I Turned To Go
So Eight Or Ten Non-Union Men A-Shearin' In A Row
Chorus
Well Its Shift, Boys, Shift, For There None The Slightest Doubt
Got To Make A Shift With The Leprosy About
So I Saddled Up My Horses, And I Whistled To My Dog
And I Left That Scabby Station At The Old Jig-Jog
Interlude
Verse 3
I Called In At Illawarra, Where My Brother Keeps A Farm
He Has To Ask The Landlord's Leave Before He Raise An Arm
The Landlord Owns The Countryside - Man, Woman, Dog And Cat
They Haven't The Cheek To Dare To Speak Unless They Raise Their Hat
Chorus
Well It's Shift, Boys, Shift, For There None The Slightest Doubt
That Squatter Chap And I Would Soon Have Fallen Out
Was I To Raise My Hat To Him? Was I A Bloomin' Dog?
I Strut For Up The Country At The Old Jig-Jog
Verse 4
Well I Better Keep A-Movin', I've A Mighty Way To Go
Till I Drink Artesian Water From A Thousand Feet Below
Till I See The Overlanders With The Cattle Comin' Down
I'll Work A While Till I Makes A Pile, Then Have A Spree In Town
Chorus
Well It's Shift, Boys, Shift, Theres None The Slightest Doubt
We've Got To Make A Shift For The Stations Further Out
The Pack-Horse Running After, For He Follows Like A Dog
And We Cross A Lot Of Country At The Old Jig-Jog
Outro
