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from John Williamson - Home Among The Gum Trees (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Home Among The Gum Trees (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Bound For Botany Bay (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Warragul (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Waratah Street (2003)
A city girl is happy with her friends and family life
Appreciates a wine with him at night She tries to find the sparkle, she searches but it's gone With lots of love she hopes he'll be alright Her man has gone all quiet he's not at ease He doesn't feel at home he's hard to please He gets itchy feet he's tired of noises in the street He needs to walk for hours through the trees CHORUS No a bushman can't survive on city lights Opera rock and roll and height of heights His moon shines on the silver brigalow Shimmers down the inland river flow Out there where the yellow belly bites He's working with his hands today on a building site He can smell the Cypress on the floor It takes him to a sandy ridge out amongst the pines No shearin' no ploughin' anymore His kelpie dog is tired and fast asleep Sick of searchin' gardens for the sheep His master doesn't whistle tunes he's not in the mood His love for open spaces runs too deep CHORUS He tries to please his woman the lady of his life He's standing at a party with a plate She finds him on the balcony staring at the moon An old familiar face he can relate CHORUS His moon shines on the silver brigalow Shimmers down the inand river Out there where the yellow belly bites |
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from John Williamson - Humble Beginnings (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Waratah Street (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Anthems-A Celebration of Australia (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Old Man Emu (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Gunyah (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Anthems-A Celebration of Australia (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - J.W.'S Family Album (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - True Blue Two (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - The Way It Is (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Anthems-A Celebration of Australia (2003)
Australians all let us rejoice
For we are young and free We've golden soil and wealth for toil Our home is girt by sea Our land abounds in nature's gifts Of beauty rich and rare In history's page, let every stage Advance Australia Fair In joyful strains then let us sing Advance Australia Fair |
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from John Williamson - Road Thru The Heart (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Mulga To Mangoes (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - True Blue Two (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Warragul (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Warragul (2003)
by John Williamson
Where ancient mountains are whittled down Millions of years to a little mound Where giant feet are fossil found I see spinifex surfing on a dune, The rock is redder in the afternoon Tourists clicking madly soon Where spring will come with any rain A chance to flower and seed again Forever garden risin' plain The dangers of the wild remain And away up there where the wind is blown Never before felt so alone More aware of skin and bone I watch the parade of human folk Strips of rubber, cans of Coke Making dust and blowing smoke Where the awe-inspiring power of time Leave some fearful, some sublime White man finds his progress prime Black man feels no urge to climb Now I believe we all are one Features and creatures in the sun Breathing the air we all belong I have a dream I can't explain Wattle soldiers, making claim And paradise returns again |
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from John Williamson - Gunyah (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - True Blue Two (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Mulga To Mangoes (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Mulga To Mangoes (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - True Blue (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - True Blue Two (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Mallee Bay (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Family Album No.2 (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Waratah Street (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - John Williamson For Aussie Kids (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - J.W.'S Family Album (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Warragul (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - John Williamson For Aussie Kids (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Family Album No.2 (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Gunyah (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Old Farts In Caravan Parts (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Boogie With M'baby (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Old Man Emu (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Warragul (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Old Farts In Caravan Parts (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Boogie With M'baby (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Home Among The Gum Trees (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Old Farts In Caravan Parts (2003)
It was before the dollar
And before the Pill I went to this rock dance - in Swan Hill I arrived in me E.K - hair slicked back And I saw his sheila in tangerine socks, hair pitch black And she walked right by me. . . And she said. . . CHORUS: "You wanna boogie with m' baby? You wanna move with m' baby? You wanna groove with m' baby?" Well I strolled across the dance floor Loves fool And I looked her right in the eye Real cool And I said...nuffin'!!! And she said CHORUS Well I didn't let her go She wasn't real rough And no-one else came near 'er 'Cause I was too tough And the band was called Curly and The Cocky Stranglers - or somethin' And they weren't real bad either And you wouldn't want to know what they're playing. . . CHORUS Well, me and Christine, we got on O.K So I took her home, in my E.K She's chewin' on Juicy Fruit I'm chewin' on P.K Got one hand on the wheel 'n' arm Around her neck The other hand goin' down - And turnin' on the radio They're playing our favourite song. . . CHORUS |
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from John Williamson - Boogie With M'baby (2003)
It was before the dollar
And before the Pill I went to this rock dance - in Swan Hill I arrived in me E.K - hair slicked back And I saw his sheila in tangerine socks, hair pitch black And she walked right by me. . . And she said. . . CHORUS: "You wanna boogie with m' baby? You wanna move with m' baby? You wanna groove with m' baby?" Well I strolled across the dance floor Loves fool And I looked her right in the eye Real cool And I said...nuffin'!!! And she said CHORUS Well I didn't let her go She wasn't real rough And no-one else came near 'er 'Cause I was too tough And the band was called Curly and The Cocky Stranglers - or somethin' And they weren't real bad either And you wouldn't want to know what they're playing. . . CHORUS Well, me and Christine, we got on O.K So I took her home, in my E.K She's chewin' on Juicy Fruit I'm chewin' on P.K Got one hand on the wheel 'n' arm Around her neck The other hand goin' down - And turnin' on the radio They're playing our favourite song. . . CHORUS |
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from John Williamson - Warragul (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Bound For Botany Bay (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Old Man Emu (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Bound For Botany Bay (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - True Blue Two (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Gunyah (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Pipe Dream (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Gunyah (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - True Blue Two (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - J.W.'S Family Album (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - True Blue Two (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - The Way It Is (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Gunyah (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Warragul (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - John Williamson For Aussie Kids (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Mulga To Mangoes (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Humble Beginnings (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Humble Beginnings (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Road Thru The Heart (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - True Blue Two (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Pipe Dream (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Mallee Bay (2003)
Don't go lookin' through that old camphor box, woman
You know those old things only make you cry When you dream upon that little bunny rug Makes you think that life has passed you by There are days when you wish the world would stop, woman But then you know some wounds would never heal But when I browse the early pages of the children It's then I know exactly how you feel Hey it's July and the winter sun is shining And Cootamundra wattle is my friend For all at once my childhood never left me 'Cause wattle blossoms bring it back again It's Sunday and you should stop the worrying, woman Come out here and sit down in the sun Can't you hear the magpies in the distance Dont' you know a new day has begun Can't you hear the bees makin' honey, woman In the spotted gums where the bellbirds ring You might grow old and bitter 'cause you missed it You know some people never hear such things Hey it's July and the winter sun is shining And Cootamundra wattle is my friend For all at once my childhood never left me 'Cause wattle blossoms bring it back again Don't buy the daily papers any more, woman Read all about what's going on in hell They don't care to tell the world of kindness Good news never made a paper sell There's all the colours of the rainbow in the garden, woman And symphonies of music in the sky Heaven's all around us if you're looking But how can you see it if you cry Hey it's July and the winter sun is shining And Cootamundra wattle is my friend For all at once my childhood never left me 'Cause wattle blossoms bring it back again |
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from John Williamson - Bound For Botany Bay (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Family Album No.2 (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Mallee Bay (2003)
Teary eyes at the window,
Where did Mum and Dad go? I wish someone would hurry up and come and get me, Gee I'm scared The cat shot through, She saw the light and fled. Cracker night was a real big deal, when I was a little kid They started lettin' them off after tea I ran inside and hid And all the dogs from everywhere were underneath me bed. We all went down in our dressing gowns to see the big bonfire Wide eyes watched the straw man burn on a mile-high pile of tyres Hot as hell, big black smell and red hot rings of wire. Sky rockets zinging, Catherine wheels spinning, What a flamin' evening, Fire trucks were screaming Smoky haze hangin' round for days And Grandma's ears were ringing. Everynight after school draggin' bits of wood, Boxes and branches and rotten old fences, And mattresses were good. We even scrounged a vinyl lounge And anything we could Little Guy Fawkes's and letter boxes Blown all out of shape Light the wick and back off quick, And make the big escape Cackin' ourselves and rippin' my shirt Scrambling through the gate Sky rockets zinging Catherine wheels spinning What a flamin' evening Fire trucks were screaming Smoky haze hangin' round for days And Grandma's ears were ringing. A house burnt down on the edge of town We all took off with Pa This thing whizzed across the road And nearly hit our car A bang and spark lit up the park And everyone went Ah! Ah! Ah! Cracker night was a real big deal, When I was a little kid, It seems like only yesterday Tucked away in bed Dreams of schemes and double bunger Daring things we did |
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from John Williamson - John Williamson For Aussie Kids (2003)
Teary eyes at the window,
Where did Mum and Dad go? I wish someone would hurry up and come and get me, Gee I'm scared The cat shot through, She saw the light and fled. Cracker night was a real big deal, when I was a little kid They started lettin' them off after tea I ran inside and hid And all the dogs from everywhere were underneath me bed. We all went down in our dressing gowns to see the big bonfire Wide eyes watched the straw man burn on a mile-high pile of tyres Hot as hell, big black smell and red hot rings of wire. Sky rockets zinging, Catherine wheels spinning, What a flamin' evening, Fire trucks were screaming Smoky haze hangin' round for days And Grandma's ears were ringing. Everynight after school draggin' bits of wood, Boxes and branches and rotten old fences, And mattresses were good. We even scrounged a vinyl lounge And anything we could Little Guy Fawkes's and letter boxes Blown all out of shape Light the wick and back off quick, And make the big escape Cackin' ourselves and rippin' my shirt Scrambling through the gate Sky rockets zinging Catherine wheels spinning What a flamin' evening Fire trucks were screaming Smoky haze hangin' round for days And Grandma's ears were ringing. A house burnt down on the edge of town We all took off with Pa This thing whizzed across the road And nearly hit our car A bang and spark lit up the park And everyone went Ah! Ah! Ah! Cracker night was a real big deal, When I was a little kid, It seems like only yesterday Tucked away in bed Dreams of schemes and double bunger Daring things we did |
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from John Williamson - Old Farts In Caravan Parts (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Boomerang Cafe (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - J.W.'S Family Album (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Boogie With M'baby (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Home Among The Gum Trees (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Mallee Bay (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Anthems-A Celebration of Australia (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Anthems-A Celebration of Australia (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Warragul (2003)
by John Williamson
Dingo, Dingo - why you runnin' scared? Dingo, Dingo - why you runnin' scared? Guard dog of the mountains Keepin' the rats from eatin' it all away Dingo, Dingo - koori warragul Dingo, Dingo - koori warragul Guard dog of the plains Keepin' the sheep from eatin' it all away Dingo, Dingo - why you get so mad? Dingo, Dingo - why you get so mad? Guard dog of the desert Keepin' the roos from eatin' it all away |
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from John Williamson - Humble Beginnings (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - The Way It Is (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Old Farts In Caravan Parts (2003) | |||||
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from John Williamson - Mallee Bay (2003)
Galleries of pink galahs
Crystal nights with diamond stars Apricots preserved in jars That's my home Land of oceans in the sun Purple hazes, river gums Breaks your heart when rain won't come It breaks your heart It takes a harsh and cruel drought To sort the weaker saplings out It makes room for stronger trees Maybe that's what life's about Winter's come, the hills are brown Shops are closed, the blinds are down Everybody's leavin' town They can't go on The south wind through verandah gauze Winds and bangs the homestead doors A mother curses dusty floors And feels alone Trucks and bulk bins filled with rust Boy leaves home to make a crust A father's dreams reduced to dust But he must go on Tortured redgums unashamed Sunburnt country wisely named Chisel ploughed and wire claimed But never, never, never tamed Whirlwind swirls a paper high Same old news of further dry Of broken clouds just passing by That's my home Land of oceans in the sun Purple hazes, river gums Breaks your heart when rain won't come It breaks your heart |
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from John Williamson - Anthems-A Celebration of Australia (2003)
Galleries of pink galahs
Crystal nights with diamond stars Apricots preserved in jars That's my home Land of oceans in the sun Purple hazes, river gums Breaks your heart when rain won't come It breaks your heart It takes a harsh and cruel drought To sort the weaker saplings out It makes room for stronger trees Maybe that's what life's about Winter's come, the hills are brown Shops are closed, the blinds are down Everybody's leavin' town They can't go on The south wind through verandah gauze Winds and bangs the homestead doors A mother curses dusty floors And feels alone Trucks and bulk bins filled with rust Boy leaves home to make a crust A father's dreams reduced to dust But he must go on Tortured redgums unashamed Sunburnt country wisely named Chisel ploughed and wire claimed But never, never, never tamed Whirlwind swirls a paper high Same old news of further dry Of broken clouds just passing by That's my home Land of oceans in the sun Purple hazes, river gums Breaks your heart when rain won't come It breaks your heart |