True Blue, Nay an Ordinary Bloke.

Steve Irwin give away all his treasure fer land fer wildlife preservation an' gave his life tryin' t' educate us about th' wonders and th' dangers o' wild beasties. No gentleman o' fortune, him. Davy Jones' Locker didna get this one, tho, by Crikey! His memorial service from the Australia Zoo be video'd this even' at 8:00 CMT on Animal Planet and like as not later in the night too. (Here it still be "Talk Like a Pirate Day", but Down Under it be tomorrow, 20 September.)

This bloke, John Williamson, will sing a right fair dinkum chanty, True Blue, a favourite Aussie tune of Steve's while he was still the Wildlife Warrior.

Here's a bit o' the old Aussie slang that's used in True Blue:

True Blue
Steadfast loyal Australian who displays the Aussie ideals of a fair go for all, mateship, having a go, and solving problems.

Smoko
To 'knock off for a smoko' is to have a break for a coffee, tea or cigarette.

Fair Dinkum
Virtually the same as True Blue - honest, reliable, trustworthy, dinki-di; someone who has embraced the Aussie attitudes to everything, especially mateship. 'Are you fair dinkum?' means 'are you telling the truth?'



(If th' movin' picture didna work, click here and shiver me timbers!! Thar she blows!!

Hey True Blue, don't say you've gone
Say you've knocked off for a smoko
And you'll be back later on
Hey True Blue, Hey True Blue

Give it to me straight
Face to face
Are you really disappearing,
Just another dying race,
Hey True Blue.

True Blue, is it me and you?
Is it Mum and Dad, is it a cockatoo?
Is it standing by your mate
When he's in a fight?
Or will she be right?
True Blue, I'm asking you...

Hey True Blue, can you bear the load?
Will you tie it up with wire,
Just to keep the show on the road?
Hey True Blue, Hey True Blue, now be Fair Dinkum

Is your heart still there?
If they sell us out like sponge cake
Do you really care?
Hey True Blue.

True Blue, is it me and you?
Is it Mum and Dad, is it a cockatoo?
Is it standing by your mate
When she's in a fight?
Or will she be right?
True Blue, I'm asking you...

True Blue, is it me and you?
Is it Mum and Dad, is it a cockatoo?
Is it standing by your mate
When he's in a fight?
Or will she be right?
True Blue ... True Blue.

- Steve Irwin - Crocodile - Australia - "Talk Like a Pirate Day" -