A Bastard Like Me

I was born in the bush near old Alice Springs

As far as you get from the sea

My mother was a fighter, my daddy was too

He never knew a bastard like me

My brothers and sisters are scattered like the wind

From the desert and the hills to the sea

Much too young many died but I have survived

So lucky, a bastard like me

Oooh, so lucky, a bastard like me

Oh, I have survived a hell of a ride

Nobody knows a bastard like me

Call me a stray or a dog every day

Call me a mongrel half-breed

The mongrels are strong, so if you take me on

Watch out for a bastard like me

Oooh, you better watch out for a bastard like me

I've fought all the way, I fight every day

You can't stop a bastard like me

I've taken my licks, I've taken my kicks

I am a man of degree

I wear the scars, I earned them so hard

Every day in the lucky country

Oooh, every day in the lucky country

I've taken my licks, I've kicked against the pricks

Oh, try and stop a bastard like me