Come What May Colin Buchanan

fires began But when the flames had finally passed And we saw all that we’d lost We weren’t about to bid it all farewell Cos there’s been fire before in Illabo And there’ll be fire again And come

The Bimbi Talent Quest Colin Buchanan

success And it’s my bet they won’t forget the Bimbi Talent Quest The backing band were local lads together for the night They found it hard to play by ear And they couldn’t play by sight They may

Jingle Bells Colin Buchanan

Jingle bells Jingle bells Christmas-time is beaut Oh what fun it is to ride In a rusty Holden ute!

The Birdsville Races Colin Buchanan

And Brooksey had his pan-tech full of booze Ready for the big occasion Come Sunday all the visitors and Dagwood vans and hangers-on departed And I wonder if the first old Birdsville jockey Knew

In His Blood Colin Buchanan

through the heavy dew He’s got black dog Betty Man’s best friend Get the ewes in the yard Get the wethers penned CHORUS Tony sees the clouds in the distance He’s heard the forecast it’s not what

Farm Cars Colin Buchanan

Got no door but it doesn’t seem to matter Duco’s scratched Panels bent and dented Can’t be matched Those no frills, no brakes Gut-thrasher, paddock-basher farm cars What a sight, Gurgling at sunrise

Progress Colin Buchanan

children died To open up the countryside It seems as if their memory is fading from our view They saw their houses built stone by stone They saw their families watch hungrily They saw the rains come

Silver Bullet Colin Buchanan

shed We’ve given all we could Now half the flock is dead Years of hope in a shallow grave There’s a mound of dirt by the northern fence The ground is turned and bare But a man can’t dwell on what

Hard Times Colin Buchanan

old Dom’s heart To choose the sheep And set them apart He heard the shots He just couldn’t watch Hard times on the land Ian ploughed the cabbages in Prices were bad He just couldn’t win So what

Sons of the Country Colin Buchanan

country Daughters of the land All those precious memories running in your blood Of the hometowns in the heartland and the distant bush you love Sons of the country Daughters of the land You're from Come

Paradise Colin Buchanan

Some have come here Falling for her charms Not knowing, or ignoring what's at stake Falling victims, to her powerful expanse Defeating by a fleeting romance 3.

Frank the Scab Colin Buchanan

and a 20 stone wife They lived on the frowned on side of town A simple sort of life He’s had a council job since ‘74 Kept the food in the belly and the wolf from the door And gave him time to do what

The House on Fishy Lake Road Colin Buchanan

Tell me your story If it can be told I know you've not always been empty and cold Whisper it softly let it unfold And tell me the story of The house on Fishy Lake Road And what of the ones who lived

Here One Moment Colin Buchanan

We raised our children here The walls have shared the tumult In the passing of the years But we lost it all last Saturday In the crackle and the roar Our home consumed Escaping All we had was what

The Measure of a Man Colin Buchanan

Chorus The measure of a man isn't found In the dollars in his pocket Or in where he lives in town It's what lies deep within Past the colour of his skin When we look there we begin to understand

Tears On The Phone Colin Buchanan

Sunday night I'm back in this town There's not a whole lot going down Kids are hanging out at the old cafe And I wish you weren't so far way As the rail bus tail lights disappear I ask myself , "What

Kurrajong Colin Buchanan

He might never have come back . But ...

When it rained Colin Buchanan

He moved away to college And he made some city friends Who’d only seen in picture books What he’d done on the land And the lazy small-town goings-on Seemed to lose their glow But once it’s in your

He Waits Colin Buchanan

They met in the summer of 1958, A hometown girl with stars in her eyes He came from out of town to work in the mill, She found what she was looking for And he, he found a wife.

Living in Town Colin Buchanan

farm The boys are gone And you’re living in town With your wife by your side You stroll to the papershop And still by “The Land” These are changing times And you couldn’t keep up with them So what

Uncle Viv Colin Buchanan

Just what got me in I’m not quite sure, The hat with the Legacy badges Or the tales about the war?

Handyman Colin Buchanan

John came home with a good idea “Going to build you a brand new kitchen dear.” So he rebuilt the cupboards Ripped up the floor Smashed up the sink re-hung the door Now it’s 10-times worse than it ...

Jincumbilly Colin Buchanan

There's no train into Jincumbilly There's no cattle in the yard There's no shearers standing Smoking on the platform Taking in the sunshine with the guard There's no work gang there at Jincumbilly...

Chook Colin Buchanan

1. Caught the train to Cootamundra Headed over to the waiting bus Twenty minutes to stretch the legs When this bloke rides up to us Twelve speed pushbike, kung-fu jacket The kiosk girl said, "Here...

Adelago Colin Buchanan

Cockatoos call in the morning Surf crashes on the golden sand It's 5 hours from the dust and the paddocks On the edge of the big brown land He's missing that farm under Sugarloaf Mountain There's ...

Without You Colin Buchanan

Oh the bed I slip into is empty and frozen No lover have I to hold And my sleep it is fitful but I cling to the dreaming O how can I live one more night without you? Oh the pots are a-warming over...

By the Barwon Colin Buchanan

1. It was a week of weather over 40 The dogs were panting in the peppercorn shade The heat was roasting the little town By the Barwon 2. They'd had enough of the concrete footpath Had enough of t...

That Old Caravan Colin Buchanan

They hitched up that old caravan in 1963 They drove a big black Zephyr They were young and they were free Pointed southwards with a tailwind And no particular plan Just a young bloke and his new b...

Harvest Colin Buchanan

The crops have just started to turn golden brown, Patches of green on retreat The last of the spring rains have swollen the grain Harvest will soon be here Ron took delivery of his header last we...

Runaway Train Colin Buchanan

They were still bagging grain when the train pulled in He was a hardworkin' fella with a knockabout grin And the boss' daughter took a shine to him And they were off like a runaway train Close the...

Rocko Colin Buchanan

We searched out a quiet corner of the Middle Bre Hotel A couple of dudes from out of town and it wasn't hard to tell A fella with an old guitar Who'd been playing in the public bar Gave a gappy sm...

No Place like Home Colin Buchanan

1. The moon lit the mountains bathed them in light The patchwork of paddocks spread forth in the night And whatever it was that had drawn him away Was forgotten, was gone... Chorus They say there...

Fields of Green Colin Buchanan

Let it be our little secret, my love This pledge that no witness shall see This promise of love that will live though we part Declared in these fields of green Let only these clouds cast their sha...

Smaller Every Year Colin Buchanan

1. There were young folk In the church hall In the old days They packed them in There was laughter There was singing It's a different story now ... Chorus It's just a little town Getting smaller ...

Edge of the Kimberley Colin Buchanan

Take the Sunset strip out of Timber Creek Past the boab tree and the rusty peak A couple of hours and you're going to be On the edge of the Kimberley Took a tinny on the Ord to Ivanhoe Barramundi ...

The Heroes of the Flames Colin Buchanan

1. The bush was like a tinder-box From a summer free of rain The unrelenting westerlies Quickly fanned the flames And with every passing hour The flames were burning higher Thousands faced destruc...

At Kalulah Colin Buchanan

1. It grew darker at Kalulah I could see the rain on Flat Rock Biggest storm in such a long time Birds were flying to their nests Chorus We've had some big storms lately There've been dark clouds...

North Bourke Bridge Colin Buchanan

There’s sunshine in the south-east There’s rain to the north-westAnd Gundabooka’s brewing up a storm The sleeping Bogan River Winds its gentle track And the locals said they knew that I’d be back ...

Thinking of You Colin Buchanan

1. The rain drifted onto the range from the west The town took a shower that settled the dust And the last of the sun was just breaking through ... When I started thinking of you ... 2. The Tente...

The Local District Show Colin Buchanan

Rams and jams, bulls and biscuits Crafts and cattle, sheep and shortbread Brought before the steward’s gaze Stock and produce, craft displays It’s a day when people have a go It’s the local distri...

The Wanaaring Road Colin Buchanan

1. If you head west beyond the Darling Near the corner country of New South Wales You'll know you've struck the real Australia When your wheels hit the Wanaaring Road 2. There's (sic) roos and pi...

Singlets Blue Colin Buchanan

Grab your gear - it’s time to take a pen, Working out the western sheds again, From sheep to table, bin to bale Cockies work ‘em tooth and nail To the chuggin’ of the donk and the chattering blade...

Tough Job Colin Buchanan

Heading road trains west of the Warrego River Pigging in the lyginum on the Barcoo Drilling for oil in the Strezleki Desert Or shipping the wool clip out Pokataroo Chorus... It's a tough job, mate...

Out West of the Mighty Darling Colin Buchanan

1. Out west of the mighty Darling Where the big bomboras blow And turn daylight to the black of night In half an hour or so And you race for the nearest shelter From dust like rusty snow Out west ...

Missin' Slim Lee Kernaghan, Colin Buchanan

Davey has a photo From the day they met Slim Dusty It hangs beneath the longhorns in a simple timber frame And I dont know who is prouder Davey or his old man But you can see in in their faces and...

Wonder Colin Meloy

My darling, what wonder have we wrought here It's weird and it's wonderful, dear An ankle, an earlobe, an elbow bone It's weird how it wonderful grows And it was only me and you That made this three come

I Just Don`t Think I`ll Ever Get Over You Colin Hay

I drink good coffee every morning Comes from a place that's far away And when I'm done I feel like talking Without you here there is less to say I don't want you thinking I'm unhappy What

Down By The River Roy Buchanan

drag me over the rainbow and take me away Down by the river, I shot my baby Down by the river, dead, yeah You know I shot her dead Well, you take my hand and I'll take your hand, baby Oh, together we may

messiah will come again Roy Buchanan

MESSIAH WILL COME AGAIN - Roy Buchanan - Just a smile Just a glance The Prince of Darkness he just walked past There's been a lot of people they've had a lot to say But this time I'm gonna

messiah will come again Roy Buchanan

MESSIAH WILL COME AGAIN - Roy Buchanan - Just a smile Just a glance The Prince of Darkness he just walked past There's been a lot of people they've had a lot to say But this time I'm gonna