Тексты песен «John Williamson»

Driving like a madman in the dark and silvery night Maybe I won't make it, I don't care that I might My life is such a mixup, my woman won't behave Could this be the highway, and my way to the grave It's been so long...

By B. Brown/W. Johnson I've been around the world A couple of times or maybe more I've seen the sights, I've had delights On every foreign shore But when my mates all ask me The place that I adore I tell them right...

by John Williamson Wouldn't you like to ride along a country road I'll give you a gentle push I swell with pride to see the countryside When I wander aimlessly through the bush 'Cause that's where I get my music And...

Well I'm fair dinkum, bloody oath I am I've loved the smell of gum leaves since I was in a pram Some places might be greener but I don't give a damn 'Cause I'm fair dinkum, bloody oath I am - wonderful Now I was in the...

by John Williamson Real country people in their prime, Livin' in New South on Queensland time He's a stockman, likes raisin' sheep, Likes raisin' children, don't get much sleep On the shady big verandah, with his...

If you take me from my land You leave me with no soul, I am like a tree Everything I am is rooted in the soil Or I am just a stick to burn I see you my brother In your desert shining With your hand of gentle welcome...

by John Williamson Koala Koala - we love you But we chop down your home And you run Koala, Koala - where do you go When we take your gum tree away Please don't run on the road And please don't cry Help is on its...

Perfectly pretty, perfectly shy Little girl from the dryland, wonderin' why There's no trees on the south side To stop that howlin' wind Little girl from the dryland Only the creaky weatherboards Painted the milky...

Well I've ripped and dug out burrows on a sandy bulloak hill, Eradicating rabbits doesn't take a lot of skill But a boy born in the Mallee doesn't find 'em hard to kill No self-respecting farmer lets a rodent eat his...

Let me tell you of an interview with an Old Man Emu He's got a beak and feathers and things But the poor old fella ain't got no wings Aren't you jealous of the wedge-tailed eagle - Um-ba-da-lip-ida-da-da While the...

Mum and Dad and Danny saw the passing out parade at Puckapunyal It was a long march from cadets The sixth battalion was next to tour, it was me who drew the card We did Canungra, Shoalwater, before we left And...

Where is the glory when war is won A man hits the bottle and belts his son So I ran away to the Cattle Run Where I learned to fight and swallow rum And I learned to go barefoot you see Just like an Aborigine For one of...

There's a rose bush in the garden Been there since I was born That celebrates its age without fear I touch the velvet petals And smell the breath of angels And pick the purple roses every year Now you think you're...

Pastel red to burgundy and spinifex to gold, We've just come out of the Mulga where the plains forever roll. And Albert Namatjira has painted all the scenes, And a shower has changed the lustre of our land. And it's...

Sippin' beer and thinking things The deepest thoughts that fire brings Is it all that I can do Or will this be the last time Snorin' truckies, windmill sings Lonely sounds of Renner Springs Round and round the road I go...

by John Williamson What am I gonna do - what about the future? Gotta draw the line without delay Why shouldn't I get emotional - the bush is sacred Ancient life will fade away Over the hill they go, killing another...

by John Williamson I'm just a river crying out You don't love me anymore You float your boats and bottles And spew out on my shore You don't love me anymore Just a river crying out You don't drink me anymore...

by John Williamson She had her back to him As he walked in through the door He'd been down in the forest He said, "I cut me a walkin' stick palm Down by the stingin' tree Never thought I'd see the day I'd need one"...

Now's not the time for wailin' While there's water in the river We'll all lay down and cry when it's gone I'll be a jackass and laugh at every sunrise Celebrate the day when it's born And we'll cruise one more time...

Now's not the time for wailin' While there's water in the river We'll all lay down and cry when it's gone I'll be a jackass and laugh at every sunrise Celebrate the day when it's born And we'll cruise one more time down...