|Bm      |G       |Bm      |Em  F#m |

[Verse]
(Archie)
Bm                 G         Bm
   Like my brother before me
D                    A
   I'm a tent boxing man
G           D            Bm
   Like our daddy before us
A                             Bm
   Travelling all around Gippsland

Bm               G            Bm
   I woke up one cold morning
D                  A
   Many miles from Fitzroy
G      D              Bm
   And slowly it came dawning
A                         Bm
   By Billy Leach I was employed

[Chorus]
(Archie)
G  D                     Bm
   Rally 'round the drum boys
G  A                Bm
   Rally 'round the drum
A                       Bm
   Every day, and every night boys
             A
Rally 'round the drum

[Interlude]
|Bm      |G      |Bm      |Em  F#m |

[Verse]
(Paul)
Bm                            G      Bm
   Hoisting tent poles and tarpaulin
D                           A
   Billy says "now beat the drum"
G        D              Bm
   Rings out across the showground
A                     Bm
   And all the people come

Bm                     G
   Then Billy starts a-calling
Bm                D                            A
  "Step right up, step right up, step right up one and all
G           D            Bm
   Is there anybody game here?
A                     Bm
   To take on Kid Snowball"

[Chorus]
(Paul)
G  D                     Bm
   Rally 'round the drum boys
G  A                Bm
   Rally 'round the drum
A                        Bm
   Is there anybody game here?
             A
Rally 'round the drum

[Interlude]
|Bm      |G      |Bm      |G       |
|Bm      |G      |Bm      |Em  F#m |

[Verse]
(Archie)
Bm                       G       Bm
   Sometimes I'd fight a gee-man
D                      A
   Yeah, we'd put on a show
G      D                 Bm
   Sometimes I'd fight a hard man
A                      Bm
   Who wants to lay me low

(Paul)
Bm                 G     A
   Sometimes I get tired
D                   A
   But I don't ever grouse
G       D              Bm
   I've got to keep on fighting
A                     Bm
   Five dollars every house

[Chorus]
(Both)
G  D                     Bm
   Rally 'round the drum boys
G  A                Bm
   Rally 'round the drum
A                       Bm
   Every day, and every night boys
             A
Rally 'round the drum

[Interlude]
|Bm      |G      |Bm      |G       |
|Bm      |G      |Bm      |Em  F#m |

[Verse]
(Archie}
Bm               G         Bm
   Like my daddy before me
D                             A
   I set 'em up and knock 'em down
(Paul)
G          D         Bm
   Like my brother before me
A                      Bm
   I'm weaving in your town

[Outro]
(Both)
G       D                     Bm
   Yeah rally 'round the drum boys
G  A                Bm
   Rally 'round the drum
G     D                     Bm
   Oh rally 'round the drum boys
G  A                Bm
   Rally 'round the drum
G  A                Bm
   Rally 'round the drum