In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
When it's real hot we go down the river and swim
And When we go fishing we're catching the bream
When the river's high we jump off the bridge
And when we get home and play some didge
When it's real hot we go down the river and swim
And When we go fishing we're catching the bream
When the river's high we jump off the bridge
And when we get home and play some didge
First of all I wanna say I don't even know why you act that way
My name is Maya and people always say
I act kinda strange like a dooba weh
I like fish and mango pickle
When I climb trees them feet them tickle
I'm broke this month, didn't pay rent
I had to jump town and my money's all spent
I had to jump town and my money's all spent
When it's real hot we go down the river and swim
And When we go fishing we're catching the bream
When the river's high we jump off the bridge
And when we get home and play some didge
When it's real hot we go down the river and swim
And When we go fishing we're catching the bream
When the river's high we jump off the bridge
And when we get home and play some didge
Rode the BMX, we walked through the bush
The boys fight to ride it but I just let them push
Keith stole an egg from a lil kookoo
Kept it safe in his mouth, while he danced the jookoo jookoo
There?s only one ocean that got fish left
One day we?ll have to be a really good chef
And I don?t mean us in the bush making meth
Boys, if you catch meth, you catch your death
When I said that Keith sneezed and had a chick
Broke the little egg in his mouth in little bits
When it's real hot we go down the river and swim
And When we go fishing we're catching the bream
When the river's high we jump off the bridge
And when we get home and play some didge
When it's real hot we go down the river and swim
And When we go fishing we're catching the bream
When the river's high we jump off the bridge
And when we get home and play some didge
And When we go fishing we're catching the bream
When the river's high we jump off the bridge
And when we get home and play some didge
When it's real hot we go down the river and swim
And When we go fishing we're catching the bream
When the river's high we jump off the bridge
And when we get home and play some didge
First of all I wanna say I don't even know why you act that way
My name is Maya and people always say
I act kinda strange like a dooba weh
I like fish and mango pickle
When I climb trees them feet them tickle
I'm broke this month, didn't pay rent
I had to jump town and my money's all spent
I had to jump town and my money's all spent
When it's real hot we go down the river and swim
And When we go fishing we're catching the bream
When the river's high we jump off the bridge
And when we get home and play some didge
When it's real hot we go down the river and swim
And When we go fishing we're catching the bream
When the river's high we jump off the bridge
And when we get home and play some didge
Rode the BMX, we walked through the bush
The boys fight to ride it but I just let them push
Keith stole an egg from a lil kookoo
Kept it safe in his mouth, while he danced the jookoo jookoo
There?s only one ocean that got fish left
One day we?ll have to be a really good chef
And I don?t mean us in the bush making meth
Boys, if you catch meth, you catch your death
When I said that Keith sneezed and had a chick
Broke the little egg in his mouth in little bits
When it's real hot we go down the river and swim
And When we go fishing we're catching the bream
When the river's high we jump off the bridge
And when we get home and play some didge
When it's real hot we go down the river and swim
And When we go fishing we're catching the bream
When the river's high we jump off the bridge
And when we get home and play some didge
Lyrics submitted by lalunacreciente
Mango Pickle Down River Lyrics as written by Buddy Stewart Blair Brendon Lee Adams
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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yeah i agree its much easier if u kno aussie terms and the kids. i tried to figure out the lyrics properly cuz even the M.I.A. lyrics look kinda wrong. mind, i couldnt even figure out a substitute for some. here goes:
Testing one Go, one, two, three, four
Wilcannia Mob M.I.A. Morganics
(Chorus) When it’s really hot we go to the river and swim When we’re goin’ fishin’, we catchin’ the bream When the river’s high, we jump off the bridge And when we get home, we play some didge
(Chorus)
They call me Wally, this is where I’m at I wear my NRL baseball cap Parramatta’s my team if you know what I mean To be the captain, that’s my dream
My name is Keith from Wilcannia Street [I walk on stilts to read the beat When it crawls out, I shake a leg]??? This is my rhyme and that’s what I said
First of all I wanna say I don't really know why you act that way My name is Maya and people always say I act kinda strange like a [dooba weh]??? I like fish and mango pickle When I climb trees, them feet then tickle I'm broke this month didn't pay rent I had to jump town and my money's all spent (all spent) I had to jump town and my money's all spent
(Chorus x2)
We-we-we play some didge (x3)
Well Colroy’s here, have no fear [All you old pigs better watch out for this bit And I’m here at the game and I’m almost ten]??? I wanna be an actor like Jackie Chan
Lendal is my name; I like to do back flips Listen to the words that come from my lips Jump off the bridge and I’ll play the didge And when I catch a fish, I put it in the fridge
My name is Buddy, I can’t stand still Wilcannia to Dubbo to Broken Hill I’ve been movin’ around from town to town And this is how I, get down!
Rode the BMX we walked through the bush The boys fight to ride it, but I just let ‘em push Keith stole an egg from a lil’ cuckoo Kept it safe in his mouth, while he danced [jookoo jookoo]???
There's only one ocean that got fish left One day we'll have to be a really good chef And I don't mean us in the bush making meth Boys if you catch meth you catch your death When I said that Keith sneezed and had a chick Broke the little egg in his mouth in little bits
(Chorus x3)
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