Lyrics and translation Robbie Wessels - Oom Willem Se Springbokplaas

Oom Willem Se Springbokplaas

Sy Boerboel se naam is Bakkies, sy Bramaan se naam is Beast
Sy hoender se naam is Victor, en sy pappegaai Fourie du Preez
Hy ken al sy bokke op hul name
Van Morné tot Bismarck du Plessis
En vanaand slag hy ′n skapie vir die spitbraai
Vir Schalk Burger en vir Pat Lambie
Want daar's ′n opskop by die skuur,
Waar al die mense van die dorp kom raas
Ja, die skoolsaal is te duur, kom na oom Willem se Springbokplaas
Al die bakkies en die John Deere trekkers
Groen en goud, van jonk tot oud
Die Merino's, Karrakoele en die Dorpers
Gebrandmerk met die groen en goud
Sy buurman se naam is Sherman, 'n Aussie in murg en been
Ge-emmigreer na die ′95 worldcup, toe die Bokke die worldcup wen
Hy boer met piesangs en met mielies en papayas
Hy′t 'n ingevoerde Kangaroe
En almal sê dis ′n kolosale springhaas
Ja, niemand wil vir Sherman glo
Want daar's ′n opskop by die skuur,
Waar al die mense van die dorp kom raas
Ja, die skoolsaal is te duur, kom na oom Willem se Springbokplaas
Al die bakkies en die John Deere trekkers
Groen en goud, van jonk tot oud
Die Merino's, Karrakoele en die Dorpers
Gebrandmerk met die groen en goud
Daar was ′n bokdrol-spoeg kompetisie, die foefie-slide was reg
'N Driebeen sakresies en 'n modder kleilat geveg
Maar die opgewondenheid was oor die resies
Hier in die haetjie van die Klein Karoo
Tussen oom Willem se makgemaakte Springbok
En ou Sherman se Kangaroe ...
Pierre Spies is die naam van sy Springbok, met Kito die Kangaroe
In ′n Kilometer resies vir die wenpaal,
En oor die vlaktes van die Klein Karoo
En Kito neem die voortou toe die skoot klap
Want Pierre skrik vir die geweerskootknal
En met ′n drafstap is hy vinnig langs Kito
"Jy is 'n springhaas, ek sien jou by die wenpaal"
Want daar′s 'n opskop by die skuur,
Waar al die mense van die dorp kom raas
Ja, die skoolsaal is te duur, kom na oom Willem se Springbokplaas
Al die bakkies en die John Deere trekkers
Groen en goud, van jonk tot oud
Die Merino′s, Karrakoele en die Dorpers
Gebrandmerk met die groen en goud ...
Want daar's ′n opskop by die skuur,
Waar al die mense van die dorp kom raas
Ja, die skoolsaal is te duur, kom na oom Willem se Springbokplaas
Al die bakkies en die John Deere trekkers
Groen en goud, van jonk tot oud
Die Merino's, Karrakoele en die Dorpers
Gebrandmerk met die groen en goud
Die Merino's, Karrakoele en die Dorpers
Gebrandmerk met die groen en goud

Uncle Willem's Springbok Farm

His Boerboel's name is Bakkies, his Brahman's name is Beast,
His chicken's name is Victor, and his parrot Fourie du Preez.
He knows all his bucks by name,
From Morné to Bismarck du Plessis.
And tonight he's slaughtering a lamb for the spit braai,
For Schalk Burger and Pat Lambie,
Because there's a party at the barn,
Where all the people from the town come to celebrate.
Yeah, the school hall is too expensive, come to Uncle Willem's Springbok Farm.
All the bakkies and the John Deere tractors,
Green and gold, from young to old.
The Merinos, Karakuls, and the Dorpers,
Branded with green and gold.
His neighbor's name is Sherman, an Aussie through and through,
Emigrated after the '95 World Cup, when the Boks won the World Cup.
He farms with bananas, corn, and papayas,
He's got an imported kangaroo,
And everyone says it's a colossal springhare.
Yeah, nobody wants to believe Sherman,
Because there's a party at the barn,
Where all the people from the town come to celebrate.
Yeah, the school hall is too expensive, come to Uncle Willem's Springbok Farm.
All the bakkies and the John Deere tractors,
Green and gold, from young to old.
The Merinos, Karakuls, and the Dorpers,
Branded with green and gold.
There was a bokdrol-spoeg competition, the foefie slide was ready,
A three-legged sack race and a mud clay fight.
But the excitement was about the race,
Here in the heart of the Klein Karoo,
Between Uncle Willem's tamed Springbok,
And old Sherman's kangaroo...
Pierre Spies is the name of his Springbok, with Kito the kangaroo,
In a kilometer race for the finish line,
And across the plains of the Klein Karoo.
And Kito takes the lead when the shot rings out,
Because Pierre is startled by the gunshot,
And with a running pace, he's quickly beside Kito.
"You're a springhare, I'll see you at the finish line!"
Because there's a party at the barn,
Where all the people from the town come to celebrate.
Yeah, the school hall is too expensive, come to Uncle Willem's Springbok Farm.
All the bakkies and the John Deere tractors,
Green and gold, from young to old.
The Merinos, Karakuls, and the Dorpers,
Branded with green and gold...
Because there's a party at the barn,
Where all the people from the town come to celebrate.
Yeah, the school hall is too expensive, come to Uncle Willem's Springbok Farm.
All the bakkies and the John Deere tractors,
Green and gold, from young to old.
The Merinos, Karakuls, and the Dorpers,
Branded with green and gold.
The Merinos, Karakuls, and the Dorpers,
Branded with green and gold.