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lyrics

I am not an honest man
There’s more to me than you can see
Let he who is without sin
Pass their judgement over me
I was born to modest circumstance
Though I claim a noble ancestry
A man is free to dream up his past
Suit himself and serve his own needs

I’ve lived in every country town
From Flinder's Range to Charters Towers
I drank em’ dry, I wore the women down
Fled the early morning hours
There is no rider that comes close
No brumby that I cannot tame
I’ve got the knack for breaking a horse
That’s how I got my name

I’ve always had to have the last word
These famous last words

The year 1900 I heard the call
Queen Victoria and her mighty drum
The Motherland is going to war
To take back what belongs to her
I enlisted, landed in South Africa
I fought bravely, strong and true
On horseback I led the attack
Showed them Boers a thing or two

Found fame and notoriety
Amongst the Transvaal officers
Toasted the Queen with English gentry
They mistook me for one of them
Served under Captain Percy Hunt
As finer man who ever went to war
He was killed in a morning raid
So I started hunting down Boers like they were sport

Yeah I had the last word
These famous last words

It’s a fact well known far and wide
But it's hard for me to understand
How the life of a colonial
Is worth half that of an English man
Kitchener said ‘take no prisoners’
Lay waste to the countryside
Now it’s me in the firing line
A scapegoat of a once great empire

So shoot straight you bastards
Don’t you make a mess of it
Let my death be swift and quick
I won’t think you any less for it
Keep in mind as you cock your gun
That I am not an honest man
You can strip me of all I’ve done
But in death my name will go on

Yeah I’ll have the last word
These famous last words
Yeah I’ll have the last word
These famous last words

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from The Overland, released February 24, 2017
Greg Steps: Guitar, vocals
Olivia Hand: Piano, backing vocals
Bob Hutchison: Guitar, backing vocals
James Kemp: Bass
Aoife Murphy: Fiddle

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Greg Steps Melbourne, Australia

Greg Steps is an indie-folk singer songwriter living in Naarm/ Melbourne. Teaching himself guitar as a teenager on his dad’s Yamaha acoustic, he developed a love for singing, ultimately revealing a distinctive, homespun voice. Aided by his inherently watchful eye and vivid imagination, he has forged a body of songs that are sophisticated, poetic and timeless. ... more

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