[First Singer]
Down the coast near Jackson's Bay,
There lived a miner old and grey,
And to his hut so warm and dry
There came each night, a big sandfly.
[Chorus: Everyone]
Tucker all gone, but I don't care!
Tucker all gone, but I don't care!
Tucker all gone, but I don't care!
Goodbye, big sandfly.
[Second Singer]
Then one night the old man said,
Far too long on me you've fed,
If I starve then you will die —
I’m gonna get rid of you, big sandfly!
[Chorus: Everyone]
Tucker all gone, etc.
[Third Singer]
Now this old man refused to eat
He drank no beer and he ate no meat;
They both grew leaner by and by,
The gray old man and the big sandfly.
[Chorus: Everyone]
Tucker all gone, etc.
[Fourth Singer, with others humming]
Then one night, the old man died;
They laid his billies by his side,
And on a tree they carved with pride:
"The victim of the big sandfly."
[Chorus: Everyone]
Tucker all gone, etc.
[Fifth Singer]
Sad the mourners turned to go,
they heard a voice sing soft and low,
And from the tombstone standing by...
There came the song of the big sandfly!
[Chorus: Everyone]
Tucker all gone, but I don't care!
Tucker all gone, but I don't care!
Bury him deep, as deep as you can —
For I'm going to get another old man!