He sat by the door of the grand old Birdsville Pub
His swag and gera was guarded by a faithful heeler dog
He wore a shirt that would blind ya and a rumpled ringer’s hat
This old man was country, he left no doubt of that
Well he sang of mobs of cattle moving down the Birdsville track
And the camels carting wool in the early days outback
He sang of wild eyed scrubbers runnin' flat out in the night
Tryin' to ring the mob cause lightnin’s quick to fright
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He sat there hillbilly pickin' on a cracked and battered Gibson
And the songs that he sang were all his
Every song told a story and the more that I listened
The more I realised this is where the country is
Well his songs told how they did it and I felt a sense of shame
And I wondered if the battler would ever be again
His pride for his country rang true in every song
And I wondered if the chips were down if I would be as strong
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From the STATES. Slim always brought the twang into music . I love that . That's country! In any country! Americans think the twang is uncool. If there's no twangy acoustic guitar it's something else not country .thanks for the listening pleasure!
When ANY other performer reaches 106 albums IN THEIR LIFETIME then I'll agree that they can be compared to Slim Dusty. Until then - don't even consider it!
Even here at the "other side of the world" in germany, we know and love the music of "Australias KING OF COUNTRY". And believe me mates..... We miss him as well!!! Give it a go Slim and let the angels have a good time while singing along with you...
Every time I listen to Slim I think of my childhood on a dairy farm on the north coast of NSW, listening to his songs as we milked the cows. I have lived in the city now for the past fifty years but I still listen to Slims's songs and dream of those days gone by.
From the USA...Great song! I just recently experienced Slim Dusty's music. He was indeed a great musician, and the world is much poorer for his passing. God bless him. Thank you for posting this.
Would have loved to seen slim in person .....love his music, practically all I listen too, as an American people give me weird looks but I don't care, my dream is to have a working holiday in the outback lol rip slim