Ted Egan, he's a pioneer
Made a drum from an empty carton of beer
Plays it in a style
all of his own
Calls it the Foster Phone
Singing up Australia with his songs Tapping
out a rhythm on an empty beer box drum
He's got the crowd in the palm of his
hand Everybody loves the beer box man
Pictures of the outback,
tales from long ago
Songs about the characters we've come to love and know
From the drover's boy with its hard to swallow truth
To the toe-tapping man from Humpty Doo
Singing up Australia with his songs Tapping
out a rhythm on an empty beer box drum
He's got the crowd in the palm of his
hand Everybody loves the beer box man
Beer box man Beer box man
I've lived a long and blessed life Travelled this great wide land
Breathed in all its colours Met people of renown
Tried my hand at lots of things But I'm mainly an observer
I'm pleased my songs have been so well received
Ted Egan,
he's an inspiration A voice of compassion for the First Nations
With 30 albums to his credit we can crown
him The unofficial King of Alice Springs
Singing up Australia with his songs Tapping
out a rhythm on an empty beer box drum
He's got the crowd in the palm of his
hand Everybody loves the beer box man
Yarn spinning, folks singing,
larrikin Everybody loves the beer box man
Everybody loves the beer box man