Key: C major
Verse 1
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There is a lonely wagon- trail but
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Where the teams of toiling oxen
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But there are echoes of the wagons
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in the bushveld to this day
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Verse 2
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There was a transport rider
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He had a pup with one ear
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A throwback from old Jess' litter
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That they used to call the rat
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With the heart of a lion and an eagle eye
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And quick as a jungle cat
Verse 3
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With one ear down and one ear up
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And a little stumpy tail
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The ugliest of any pup
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On any wagon- trail, I sing of
Verse 4
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Jock of the Bushveld,
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he's a legend still today
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All the way from Lydenberg
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Verse 5
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Throughout the bushveld Jock was known
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He gained respect both far and wide
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From every Zu lu boy
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The finest hunter in the land
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Could never match his skill
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For he could track down any beast
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Just at his master’s will
Verse 6
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With one ear down and one ear up
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And a little stumpy tail
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The ugliest of any pup
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On any wagon- trail, I sing of
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Jock of the Bushveld he's
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a legend still today
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All the way from Lydenberg
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Verse 7
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He died while watching over
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An accidental bullet
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Sadly laid him in his grave
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Beneath the big tree in the bushveld
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He lies at rest alone
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When the night wind's blown
Verse 8
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With his one ear down and one ear up
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And a little stumpy tail
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The ugliest of any pup
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On any wagon- trail, I sing of
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Jock of the Bushveld he's
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a legend still today
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All the way from Lydenberg
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to Delagoa Bay, I sing of
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Jock of the Bushveld he's
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a legend still today
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All the way from Lydenberg to Delagoa Bay
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