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SONG TITLE FIRST LINE Ta Ra Ra Boom Decay Marvellous Melbourne, once so grand Ta Ra Ra Boom Dee Ay I've been reading people's views, of the high and lofty muse Take Me Back To Bendigo. With a ting a ling a ling, you could hear the shovels ring Take Me Down The Harbour Now Gertie's a girl, a sweet little pearl, Take this Sausage To My Mother Take this sausage to my mother far across the deep blue sea Tambaroora Ted Sure, I'm just about to cut out for the Lachlan Tarara (Land) Boom Decay Marvelous Melbourne, once so grand Tattooed Lady. I paid a franc to see, a fair tattooed lad-y Temperance two women sat at the washing tub, for many hours they stood Temperance ditty See the havoc drink is working, everywhere the danger lurking Ten Little Kanaka Boys Ten little Kanaka boys were upending pine Ten Thousand Miles Away. Sing Ho for a brave and a gallant ship Ten Thousand Miles Away Singing oh for a brave and a gallant barque The Black Velvet Band. Twas in the city of London The Bogan. I was traveling down the Bogan where the scrub is thick and dense The 'Bundaberg' The smoke went up the chimney stack, The Caissons Go Rolling Over hill, over dale, you can see a dusty trail, The Day That I Played Football My name is O'Hooligan, I'm a man that's influential The Depression. I'm only an old relief worker, I haven't much of a life The Dream. For one evening as late as I rambled The Drover's Dream. One night when droving sheep The Football Premiership Ah! Who'll be the premiers? Yes, that is the question The Hallelujah Band I was an artful dodger once, but now you'll understand The Irish. Oh, Irishmen, Irishmen, bow down your heads The Kelly Gang. Come all you men with feeling, with regret I do unfold. The Kennedy Men The northernmost part of bonnie Queensland The Kelly Gang. Come all you men with feeling, with regret I do unfold. The Kerosene Caper I'll sing a doleful yarn, my boys, of Sam, the Hebrew sinister The King Street Swell and the Domain Tramp let people say whate'er they may - of broadcloth and who wears it. The 'Lolita' The 'Lolita' she was cruising round just by the eastern gate The ballad seller Here are catches, songs and glees The Lammermuir (f) A fortnight's stand she got – but The Orient overhauled her The Land Army Girls The Land Army girls are happy, The Little Brown Stone Jug My mates and me go all alone The Luggage Van Ahead. S The Maid of Richmond Ferry Near Richmond Flat there lives a maid The Miner. The miner he goes and he changes his clothes The Miner's Dream Of Home. It is ten weary years since I left England's shore The Next One In. The next one in was a sailor's wife and she was dressed in green The Old Bark Hut. My name is Bob the swagman, before you all I stand The Old Folks at Home 'Way down bends de Yarra ribber The Pushes That Ride In A Tram Now, when the football season in The Sabraon (f) From the sight of dirty gutters, from a town without a drain The Sailor's Lament. A man came to his home one night The Scab The Social Hop I took my girl to a dance one night, it was a social hop. The Song of the Thrush Years ago in the wilds of Australia The Sunshine Railway Disaster. If those trains had only run The Sydney Exhibition From east and west, and. south and north The Tramp. How many men there are, who ride in fortune's car The Transport The sails are spread, the anchor's weighed The Yongala. And no one knew of the danger There Once Was An Indian Maid. There once was an Indian maid There They Go Again. There they are, there they are, there they go again There Was a Battle to be Won We're marching along with a smile and a song, They Can't Hurt Paddy's Market (By Changing Its name) They can't hurt Paddy's Market by changing its name This Bit Of The world Belongs To Us Jonathan has visited the lonely kangaroo This Little Piggy. This little piggy went to market Three Little Mice. I'll tell you the story of three little mice Thunderbolt (f) Bushranger Thunderbolt makes a good haul, Tiddly Winks. Tiddly winks old bean, have you ever seen a queen Timber Cutter's Curse. Oh, chew your cud, you piece of mud Timber Cutter's Ditty. Cut that pole, fell that tree To Manly(and other places) I went down to Manly one day feeling happy To Queensland (f) Good friends, adieu! I'm shortly sailing To the North, To the North. To the North, To the North To the West! To the Land of the Free!! To the west! to the west! to the land of the free Toast To Beef. Here's to the bull that roams in the wood Toast To Those Who Love Us. Here's to those that love us Toast to Us. Here's to you as good as you are Tombstone it wasn't roomatiz or growt Tommy Corrigan. Come friends just listen to me, and a story I will tell Tony On Da Farm. I damn fulla de Queensland, your country verra dry Toor-Ral, Li-Ooral, Li-Addity Farewell to old England for ever, Toowoomba Beer. Toowoomba. Toowoomba,Toowoomba, I love you To Wed To wed or not to wed, that is the question Trafalgar Bay. It was in Trafalgar Bay, we saw the foemen lay Tramp. Just let me sit down for a moment Trap, Trap! I'm a Melbourne peeler, and daily walks my beat Tumbarumba. He looked for work at muster time, we tried him as a rider. Twelve New Wonders of the World I saw Port Jackson, northward of the Line Twinkle and Bell Twinkle twinkle, little bell, welcome note our fears to quell Two Bad Mutton Pies Take a careful look at me Two Little Girls in Blue An old man gazed on a document given to him by a census taker. Two Little Girls in Uniform Two little girls in overalls, Two Professional Hums. Come all you jovial fellows and listen to my song

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