Bendigo Songtext
von Harp and a Monkey

You didn′t know of Bendigo
That fair knocks me out
Who's your board school teacher?
What′s he been about?
If you don't know Bendigo
If you don't know Bendigo
Fighting weight eleven
Five foot nine in height
Always ready to oblige
If you want a fight
Well his name was Bendigo
Well his name was Bendigo
Bendy turned to Methodist
Said he heard the call
So he stumped the country preaching
And you bet he filled the halls
Alleluia Bendigo
Alleluia Bendigo
Well his mates would laugh and joke and say
Bendigo was right


For taking on the devil
′Cause there′s no-one left to fight
Say a prayer for Bendigo
Say a prayer for Bendigo
Well the devil he was waiting
When Bendy was down at Brum
It was billed just like a circus
And you should have seen 'em come
But in the foremost row
They held a grudge for Bendigo
He bolted from the pulpit
Like a tiger from a den
They say it was a lovely sight
To see him floor them then
So that′s how he would run
His mission to the slum
He put the Bible on the shelf
And returned to his old self
He put the Bible on the shelf
Ten minutes to himself
To think of all your schooling
Clean wasted, filled with cram
You didn't know of Bendigo
The pride of Nottingham