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Elly

August 24, 2023 5:35 am Published by Comments Off on Elly

Elly wrapped her nineteen yearsIn a coat from ’41Had the looks that’d make a grown man sighFrom the Diamantina River countryShe crossed the dry mid westFrom her childhood schemes and sheltered dreamsShe broke the ties The commercial man made blunt demandsAs they travelled south by eastElly turned into a woman over nightHe set her down in the heart of townThe millionaires retreatShe gazed up at the tall glass and concrete wallsAt Main St. Surfers Paradise If the decks been marked... View Article

Rock ‘n’ Soul

August 24, 2023 5:32 am Published by Comments Off on Rock ‘n’ Soul

There’s a crazy kind of rhythm bouncing ‘round in my brain Guaranteed to make you moveIf you’re lazy you can ease into it just the sameLet your  ngers do the dancing, and grooveRock ‘n’ soulWith the backbone beat JellyrollIt’s a treat for your feetWell if you’re thinking of some drinking or some place you can go But all the bands just bore you to tearsClose your eyes, you’re not looking for a fashion showIt’s time you listened with your earsRock... View Article

Pastures of Plenty

August 24, 2023 5:30 am Published by Comments Off on Pastures of Plenty

It’s a mighty hard row that my poor hands have hoedMy poor feet have traveled a hot dusty roadOut of your Dust Bowl and Westward we rolledAnd your deserts were hot and your mountains were cold I worked in your orchards of peaches and prunesI slept on the ground in the light of the moonOn the edge of the city you’ll see us and thenWe come with the dust and we go with the wind California, Arizona, I harvest your... View Article

Sweet Guy Waltz

August 24, 2023 5:27 am Published by Comments Off on Sweet Guy Waltz

In the morning we wreck the bedYou bring me coffee black and boilingThen we start up again and the coffee goes coldI wake up drinking from your lipsKisses warm and tenderAnd I’d give up the world just to see you smile One thing I will never understand(It’s become my problem)And it’s something that’s right out of my hands(My hands are clean)What makes such a sweet guy turn so mean? I went to town with a moody man,a handsome Dr. JekyllHe... View Article

Hard Times

August 22, 2023 1:05 am Published by Comments Off on Hard Times

I don’t want a loveChanging like the windYou know I want the kind of lovingThat’ll stay by me through thick and thinI want a hard love this timeA hard love seems so hard to find And I don’t want a loveShifting like the sandYou know I want the kind of lovingThat’s gonna stick, that’s gonna standI want a hard love this timeA hard love seems so hard to find Maybe you haven’t heardListen up, I’m giving you the hard wordBaby... View Article

Brand New Ways

August 14, 2023 5:45 am Published by Comments Off on Brand New Ways

I’ve been giving it all awayAll my precious pearls to swineYou took my treasures and trashed themI was blindNow I’ve got to findSome brand new ways You’ve been taking it all aroundJust like a little honey beeYou took your honey pot and jammed itYou did me wrongNow the time has comeFor brand new ways Yes I heard your explanationsAnd I swallowed all your liesI didn’t know I could be so foolishI never saw it in your eyes I’ve been hanging... View Article

Bradman

August 14, 2023 5:44 am Published by Comments Off on Bradman

Sydney, 1926, this is the story of a manJust a kid in from the sticks, just a kid with a planSt George took a gamble, played him in first gradePretty soon that young man showed them how to flash the bladeAnd at the age of nineteen he was playing for the StateFrom Adelaide to Brisbane the runs did not abateHe hit ’em hard, he hit ’em straight He was more than just a batsmanHe was something like a tideHe was... View Article