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John Edmond

John Edmond (born 18 November 1936) is a Rhodesian folk singer and retired soldier who became popular in the 1970s for his Rhodesian patriotic songs. He reached the height of his fame during the Rhodesian Bush War where he was sometimes known as the "Bush Cat". more »

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Thirty Six Africa Street in Bushtown
Number a name and a street
But old Bushtown has tumbled down
And overgrown with concrete

I was born in old Bushtown
Without a claim to fame
I don't think that anyone
Could quite recall my name

I grew up with a mongrel pup
And fishing hooks and line
Winding tracks and treehouse shacks
And Africa was mine

Thirty Six Africa Street in Bushtown
Number a name and a street
But old Bushtown has tumbled down
And overgrown with concrete

I remember the rainy nights
And drums across the sky
And I'd get lost in my kaross
So frightened I could cry

I remember the blazing days
A drought and once a flood
My first sight of a bar-room fight
Of dead men and of blood

Thirty Six Africa Street in Bushtown
Number a name and a street
But old Bushtown has tumbled down
And overgrown with concrete

First time that I left that place
Was in a Model A
We rolled down to another town
'Bout thirty miles away

Moonlight showed up a two-track road
The middle grass was high
I felt the stump ripping off the sump
And the radiator ran dry

Thirty Six Africa Street in Bushtown
Number a name and a street
But old Bushtown has tumbled down
And overgrown with concrete

Thirty Six Africa Street in Bushtown
Number a name and a street
But old Bushtown has tumbled down

 Struggling with Bushtown? Become a better singer in 30 days with these videos!