Warren Fahey: Sydney Folklore Project

source:
Imperial Songster 22
Words John Burke

In Coogee

The title of this song I sing is Coogee
The title of this song I sing is Coogee
The girls look awfully sweet
They dress so trim and neat
But do not mention feet in Coogee

The old maids don't live very long in Coogee
The old maids don't live very long in Coogee
The sheriff gets a gun
And shoots them just for fun in Coogee

Potatoes, they grow small in Coogee
Potatoes, they grown small in Coogee
The potatoes they grow small
They dig them in the fall
They eat them skins and all, in Coogee

Roosters, they lay eggs in Coogee
Roosters they lay eggs in Coogee
As large as Tooth's beer kegs
They've got whistles on their legs