The First Inaugural Bounce

by Jeremiah Rose

Composed in 2018.

Lyrics

Verse

You rock my world! You’re a strong, determinated girl

When you smile you’re so fierce, you’re like Daisy Pearce when she goes for the speccy

When the siren calls I’m so high up I can barely see the ball

And everybody looks so great

Watch them play, it’s really impressive

CHORUS

The way it’s fought, well it’s an entirely different sport

There’s mothers and children here boys, there’s mothers and children here

And off they went, they gave one hundred and ten percent

We’re hoping it will stay clear boys, we’re hoping it will stay clear

You tried your best, but I still barrack for the daughters of the west

There’s fifteen thousand people here, listen to them cheer it’s a deafening sing-song

Ah, here she comes! Indisputably number one 

She’s an amazing football star. Best in the world at aerial ping-pong

Bridge:

For the very first inaugural bounce, to be part of that cheering crowd

We’ll take the train. Jumping the fence to watch the game

Heading in to Melbourne city, we’re going to watch the women’s footy

I took my Bulldogs hat. Coz no two matches are the same

CHORUS (instrumental / whistled).



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About Melbourne Tune collection

Melbourne Tune Collection records and publishes original folk tunes and songs from around Australia.

I started this project after realising that I barely knew any Australian folk tunes, even though I’ve been playing the fiddle for almost two decades. It wasn’t that Australians weren’t writing tunes, it’s just that there was limited publishing opportunities for them.

I thought maybe if I collect these tunes and put them together, they would have a better chance of getting played. So in early 2019 I set off with my camera and recorder, first around Melbourne, then across Australia.

This site is the result of these travels. Its purpose is to make Australian folk music as accessible as possible and promote the incredible music that’s being written today. I genuinely believe that there’s something special happening in the Melbourne and Australian folk music scenes right now.

I hope you enjoy playing through these tunes as much as I have!

Katherine Oleinikov

Katherine Oleinikov. Photo © 2022 Adam Purcell – Melbourne Ceili Camera