A Bastard Like Me

I was born in the bush near old Alice Springs As far as you can get from the sea My mother was a fighter, my daddy was too He never knew a bastard like me My brothers and sisters 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 Ooh, so lucky a bastard like me I have survived a hell of a ride Nobody knows a bastard like me Call me a stray, a dog every day Call me a mongrel half-breed And mongrels are strong, so if you take me on Watch out for a bastard like me Ooh, you better watch out for a bastard like me I 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 degrees, I wear the scars, I earned them so hard Every day in the lucky country Ooh, every day in the lucky country I've taken my licks, I've kicked against the bricks Oh, try and stop a bastard like me --- A Bastard Like Me - Paul Kelly