Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo,
doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo
Just what got me in
I'm not quite sure
The hat with the legacy badges
or the tales about the war
When the story started
I wanted to hear more
He spent some time in the
Northern Territory
Proud of his time as a
young bloke,
serving actively
The cooper's ale was rationed,
but the jungle juice was free
And he was born in the Depression
He grew up hungry, times were hard
And all his memories, he'll relive
When you're chewing the fat
with Uncle Ville
Childhood days were lean
and things were tough
Porridge made from grinding wheat,
never quite enough
And he chuckles now
when the young ones say
that things are getting rough
Cos he was born in the Depression,
he grew up hungry
Times were hard
an d all his memories he'll relive
When you're chewing the
fat with Uncle Bill
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo
Lightning Ridge was home
till seventy -two
Mum couldn't run the farm alone
so his mining days were through
But the treasures in his tobacco
tin he gladly showed to you
Cos he was born in the Depression
He grew up hungry, times were hard
In all his memories
During live, when you're the fat
with Uncle Viv
Well his curly hair is long and mostly grey
And his grin is nearly toothless,
and his joints have had their day
But Viva's got a swag of yarns
to gladly throw you away
Cos he was born in the Depression
He grew up hungry, times were hard
And all his memories he'll relive
When you're chewing the
fat with Uncle Viv
Every time, he'll tell you
He was born in the depression,
grew up hungry
Times were hard
and all his memories he'll relive
When you're chewing
the fat with Uncle Phil
Do, do, do, do, do, do