24 Oct 00 - 09:05 PM (#326595) Subject: Lyr Add: BY A FIRE OF GIDGEE COAL (Slim Dusty) From: MMario BY A FIRE OF GIDGEE COAL (Stan Coster and Slim Dusty) By a warm electric heater, in a softly padded chair, In a lounge room brightly lighted by a glowing chandelier: Since my early days of drovin' the years have taken toll, But I somehow miss my swag-wrap by a fire of gidgee coal When I wake from sleep each morning and I ring the bedside bell, The maid brings in my breakfast and she fills my pipe as well; There are cakes and sweetened coffee and a tray of sparkling gold, But I miss black tea and damper by a fire of gidgee coal. I am driven out each evening by a chauffeur spruce and neat, Through the flowered parks and gardens and the crowded city streets; But I drift back through the ages, while the big car softly rolls, To a stock route and a wagonette and a fire of gidgee coal. I attend all social parties in the rich parts of the town, Dinking wine from fancy glasses as the waiters go their rounds; But I'd rather share a bottle with those drovin' mates of old; In a pair of dusty moleskins, by a fire of gidgee coal. …in a pair of dusty moleskins, by a fire of gidgee coal. from a gif sent by John in Brisbane. midi to alan and NWC file to DickG. |
20 Nov 00 - 08:16 AM (#343877) Subject: RE: Tune Add: BY A FIRE OF GIDGEE COAL From: Alan of Australia G'day, Thanks to John in Brisbane the tune for "By A Fire Of Gidgee Coal" can be found here at the Mudcat MIDI site.
Cheers, |
21 Nov 00 - 12:24 AM (#344286) Subject: RE: Tune Add: BY A FIRE OF GIDGEE COAL From: GUEST,Arkie Thanks for the words and tune. We get far too little of Dusty and Coster in the States. |