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Slim Dusty( David Gordon Kirkpatrick )
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A Picture Of Home - 1996 Digital Remaster
My story swings around a bunch of soldiers Resting close behind the battle scene There were men from many nations represented A rugged tough united nations team
They spoke about their own beloved homelands Resting far from all the tortured battle scene On this day the lad who claimed the most attention A young Australian soldier who began:
Oh I've never claimed to be a Natmajira (Albert Natmajira - Aboriginal painter) I have never taken up the paint and brush But in words, my lads, I'll paint for you a picture Of my homeland and the wild Australian bush
Have you ever seen the western plains at sundown And the fire restricts that scene to blaze across An' then later in the evenin' see a ghost-gum Standing silently beneath the southern cross
Have you ever heard the wild ………. and its calling In the still …………………. and far away lagoon Or seen the place where brumbies come to water They always come at rising of the moon
Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com Have you ever wandered through some ferny gully In spring time when the wattles are in bloom If you've never then you'll never know the sweetness That fills the air around with its perfume
Have you ever gazed the ……… peaceful homestead With the all blue mountains standing in the view See the homestead cattle grazing by the river From a hillside bounds an old man kangaroo
In the evening see the smoke rise from the chimney Tells that day is done and soon it's time for tea Hear the jackass laughter ringing through the bush-land Oh that's God's own country and home sweet home to me
Have you ever seen a 'weak' field in the morning When the dawn wane, ripple through the golden grain I've wandered through the farmlands in the dawn-time And smelt there a healthy sweetness after rain
Oh I've never claimed to be an ………. jeerer And I said before I've never used to brush But I hope my lands are painted to a picture Of my homeland and the wild Australian bush
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