The Cunnin' Roo Shooter - Slim Dusty

Oh I’ve got a 30−25 and a Peekout scope

Got myself a 4 wheel drive and a heart that’s full of hope

I’ve got some caps and loading gear and pegs to peg skins out

Goin' to make a fortune, shootin' roos way out

I’ve got myself a Markee tent and all the gear to camp

even got a kero fridge and a tilly lamp

got a month’s supply of tucker and a big camp oven too

soon I’ll be in business shootin' kangaroos

Go’n to hunt at night time

when the roos come out to feed

hold 'em with the spot light while I draw a bead

taking skins by lamplight, then by day I’ll rest

goin' to be a big shot in the mighty west

When I see a dingo, then his scalp he’ll lose

just a little sideline to the kangaroos

even sportin' fox scalps and the wild pigs' snouts

Goin' to make a fortune, shootin' roos way out

Now if the skins aren’t bringin' prices like they should

maybe lots of paddy bags and the pelts no good

well then I’ll work the freezers and shoot for carcases

Goin' to make a fortune on the nightly beat

Oh I’ve got a 30−25 and a Peekout scope

Got myself a 4 wheel drive and a heart that’s full of hope

I’ve got some caps and loading gear and pegs to peg skins out

Goin' to make a fortune, shootin' roos way out

Goin' to make a fortune, shootin' roos way out