Mango Pickle Down River Lyrics

Lyric discussion by stashed 

Cover art for Mango Pickle Down River lyrics by M.I.A.

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)

feel free to correct!