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Old Rusty Ute Lyrics

Old Rusty Ute album coverWords/music John O'Dea

Under the pepper tree there's a rusty ute
We dragged it there when the motor blew
Couldn't bear to sell it or drop it in a creek
So we laid it to rest under the tree

Bought it second hand at a clearing sale
I can still remember the old man saying
"You boys take care don't drive too fast
Catch you doin' burn-outs I'll kick your arse"

In that Old RustyUte
Didn't look much but the motor was good
Never let us down took everywhere
Turned some heads but we didn't care
We loved that old rusty ute

Could be chasing roos or mustering sheep
Shooting rabbits my brother and me
Fixing fences, feeding stock
We'd load her up, she'd do the lot
And when we went shearing we took it up bush
With the swags in the back and the shearing tools
Dusty roads, flooded creeks
Dodging roos, cattle and sheep

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When the old man wasn't at home
We'd shoot out the paddocks on our own
Circle work kicking up dust
Hell of a time, just the two of us
Even took it to the drive-in, piled in the back
With a speaker on the roof how cool was that

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On Saturday night if there was a dance
We'd clean the ute mum'd press our pants
Couple of longnecks under the seat,
After the dance out the road for a drink
It was the first bus we'd ever owned
Something special we could call our own
Every now and again we sit under the tree
And reminisce my brother and me

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