Lyrics:
The Stockman's Grave
10/8/2020
In a clearing by a river beneath a red gum's shade,
c stone's throw from the water there lies an unmarked grave
Just
A strapping young stockman lay dying
His saddle supporting his head
His two mates around him were crying
As he rose on his pillow and said
Wrap me
We were having a drink at Stockman's,
Listenin' to the guitars ring.
Jesse said "You know,they sold the M.C. horses."
"I'll be damned.When was
or bunnagaroo
The shearers all said and they said of course
Wallabi Joes a fine lump of a horse
The stockman said as they laughed aside
He'd barley do for
suspicious (Do do, do do doo do do)
Of these whiskers in the sink (Do do, do do doo do do doo)
The sun is setting on at the Stockman's Lounge
'Cause
a stockman’s life
They didn’t click, he wasn’t right
He provided and she was home
A tearing feeling of grief built a black hole
Shared love and passion for
and the old Stockman's Bank
Our town was fading, we had the railroad to thank
Well my mind was expanding beyond all understanding
Creation and beautiful things
of a thunderstorm
It's the stockman's bar at an old bush pub
And chasing mickey's though the scrub
It's planting seeds and praying for rain
And the red dust
tucked jumbuck in his tuckerbag,
'You'll come a waltzing matilda with me.
Down came the stockman, riding on his thoroughbred,
Down came the troopers, one,
by John Williamson
Real country people in their prime,
Livin' in New South on Queensland time
He's a stockman, likes raisin' sheep,
Likes
There's an old Australian stockman lying, dying. He gets himself up
onto one elbow and 'e turns to his mates, who are all gathered around and 'e
Stockman)
The sparkle in the night
Glitter in the sky
Each star we see at night
Have all been here before
There really has to be
Some place nobody has seen
SPOKEN: There's an old Australian stockman lying, dying. He gets himself up
onto one elbow and 'e turns to his mates, who are all gathered around
a-Waltzing Matilda with me"
And he sang as he tucked to the jumbuck in his tucker bag
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda with me"
Down came the stockman
There's an old Australian stockman, lying, dying. He gets himself up on
one elbow, turns to his mates, who are gathered round, and he says:
Watch
a-Waltzing Matilda with me"
And he sang as he tucked to the jumbuck in his tucker bag
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda with me"
Down came the stockman
There's an old Australian stockman lying, dying
And he gets himself up onto one elbow and he turns to his mates
Who are all gathered around and he
There's an old Australian stockman lying, dying
And he gets himself up onto one elbow and he turns to his mates
Who are all gathered around and he
There's an old Australian stockman lying, dying. He gets himself up
onto one elbow and 'e turns to his mates, who are all gathered around and 'e
There's an old Australian stockman lying, dying
And he gets himself up onto one elbow and he turns to his mates
Who are all gathered around and he
Rolf's spoken asides are in (brackets)
[Spoken:]
There's an old Australian stockman, er, rock band
Trying, but dying
They get themselves up
breaking my heart just like Toni
Your Baxter Stockman
My music is Braxton
Feel it in your heart man
Hahaha LOL
I don't even know what that means
Yo I just
Burger and beer at Tommy's
And a bit of overtime
I was the stockman
And I learned every job on the floor
The canteen truck and a eggamuff,
A little
There's an old Australian stockman lying, dying. He gets himself up
onto one elbow and 'e turns to his mates, who are all gathered around and 'e
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