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Verse 1
(G major) The Great Australian Divide was crossed
and the new settlers greedily moved
on to the vast grazing lands.
Attempts by Aboriginals
to resist this transgression
were treated as criminal acts
and the many brutal massacres
of Aboriginals
were usually officially sanctioned,
sometimes officially organ (A major) ised.
The (G major) Massacres
were euphemistically called
(A major) Teach (G major) ing (D major) the Black (G major) s a (D major) Lesson. (G major)
Teach the blacks a lesson was the message
as they saddled up their horses.
Teach the blacks a lesson was the cry
as they handed out the guns.
Are we not white, with a God -given right,
To take this land and bend it to our will?
Do we not have legal power to kill?
When McIntyre was speared
at Botany Bay,
Captain Phillips sent his men away.
Bring me heads in bags, the governor said (A major)
My (D major) per (A major) sonal huntsman (D major) McIntyre is dead
No (G major) matter what that
hunting man had done
A most important point must be made
We'll show these creatures
once (A major) and forever
Authority (D major) (G major) is meant to be obeyed (D major)
Teach (G major) the blacks a lesson was the message
As they saddled up their horses
Beats the max, a lesson was the cry
as they handed out the guns
Are we to fight with a (C major) God -given right
(G major) To (D major) take (A major) this land and bend it to our will
Do we not have (D major) legal power to (G major) kill?
Sterling said,
I'm fed up with these new masks
Jagan and his people have to go
We have to demonstrate
that we are powerful (A major)
We'll (G major) (A major) show these (G major) blacks
just what they need to (D major) know
So (G major) they rode in righteous
splendour to Bindwara
English gentry out to have some split fat
Quite a bit like hunting after foxes (D major)
Just another battle (G major) bravely fought (D major)
Teach (G major) the blacks a lesson
was the message
as they saddled up their horses
Teach the blacks a lesson was the cry
as they handed out their guns
Are we not white with a (C major) God -given (G major) right
To take (A major) this land and bend it to our will
Do we not have legal (D major) power to (G major) kill
When the squatters wanted dirt
in Western Queensland
They said clear it free of
blacks and do it soon
So they sent the famous
murderer Mr Ur (A major) quhart
(G major) With (A major) his native police to
(G major) fight the (D major) Kalkadoon
An (G major) d so it came about on Battle Mountain
The spear was pitted up against the gun
Her cup was promoted to (A major) inspector
While (D major) the Calcanoons
lay bleaching (G major) in the sun (D major)
(G major) Teach the blacks a lesson was the message
As they settled up their horses
Teach the blacks a lesson was the cry
As they handed out the guns
Are we not right?
Were the (C major) guard (G major) given right?
To (A major) take this land and bend it to our will
Do we not have (D major) legal power to (G major) kill?
When Wiltshire shot the
blacks up on the daily
His masters were very, very keen
To know how many
innocents he murdered
And how good had his Martini Henry been
He said it's quite the perfect
type of weapon
Excellent for children on the run
So he wrote his book and
modestly took credit
For (D major) (G major) the pioneering work
he'd bravely done (D major)
Teach (G major) the blacks a lesson
was the message
as they sailed up their horses
Teach the blacks a lesson was the cry
as they handed out the guns
Are we not white?
Would a (C major) god give it right? (G major)
To (A major) take this land and bend it to our will?
Do we not have legal (D major) power to (G major) kill?
When old Fred Brooks was
murdered out at Coniston
It didn't take too long to hear the call
Murray and his men rode out (A major) quickly
Don't apprehend the (D major) murderer, kill them all
(G major) So they signed up
all the local whites as specials
Men, women and children have to go
They shot the wild breed
down on the (A major) lander
And offi (D major) cialdom recorded with prose (G major)
Teach the blacks a lesson was the message
As they saddled up their horses
Teach the blacks a lesson was the cry
As they handed out the guns
Are we not white with a God -given right
To (A major) take this land and bend it to our will?
Do we not have (D major) legal power to (G major) kill?
Teach The Blacks A Lesson
Ted Egan
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