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Cockies of Bungaree 2 
Cockies of Bungaree 2 
Now all you blokes take my advice and do your daily toil But dont go out to Bungaree to work in the chocolate soil For the days they are so long me boys, they'd break your heart in two And if ever you work for Cocky Bourke, you very soon will know 
cho: Oh we used to go to bed you know a little bit after dark The room we used to sleep in it was just like Noah's Ark There were dogs and cats and mice and rats and pigs and poulteree But I'll never forget the time we had while down in Bungaree 
Oh the first thing Monday morning sure to work we had to go My noble cocky says to me "Get up you're rather slow" The moon was shining gloriously and the stars were out you see And I thought before the sun would rise I'd die in Bungaree 
oh he called me to my supper at half-past eight or nine He called me to my breakfast before the sun did shine And after tea was over all with a merry laugh The old cocky says to me "We'll cut a bit of chaff" 
Now when you are chaff cutting boys isn't it a swell Yes by jove it is says I and it's me that knows it well For many of those spells with me they disagree For I hate the jolly night work that they do in Bungaree 
This version collected by Norm O'Connor from Simon McDonald of Creswick, Victoria. In his biography of McDonald "Time Out of Mind" Hugh Anderson was told by the singer "I've been told off a bit by some of the cockies about that song. They dont like it, they're a bit ashamed of it these days, but it's pretty true of my younger days".
 A.L.Lloyd sings another version. See 'Cockies of Bungaree' MG apr97