Written by Paul Kelly
verse 1
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Well I rubbed the dirt all down And I washed away six ach-ing days And my
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shoes all slick and spit and my singlet fresh and my sideburns shaved as I
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turn from the mirror and I open my first beer since yester-day
verse 2
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Danny brings the Bedford round a three ton girl with a flat top tray
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And she knows the way to town so we kiss goodbye to two weeks pay
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Now the leaves are all shaking and the stars are all waking from the day
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Big wheel turning Turning all night Big light burning Burning so bright
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Downright foolish but that's all right it's only 40 miles to Saturday night 
verse 3
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Theres a place on Maylin Street and a band down there called Gunga Din
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And Joanne from Miner's Creek, she said that she'd be back again
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She lives out on the station and she works on my imagination
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Big wheel turning Turning all night Big light burning Burning so bright
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Downright foolish but that's all right it's only 40 miles to Saturday night
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Big wheel turning Turning all night Big light burning Burning so bright
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Downright foolish but that's all right it's only 40 miles to Saturday night
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