TENTERFIELD SADDLER

By Peter Allen

The late George Woolnough worked on High Street and lived on Manners
52 years he sat on his veranda and made his saddles
And if you had questions about sheep or flowers or dogs
You just ask the saddler, he lived without sin; they're building a library for him.

Ch.
Time is a traveller, Tenterfield Saddler, turn your head
Ride again Jackaroo, think I see kangaroo up ahead

The son of George Woolnough went off and got married and had a war baby
But something was wrong and it's easier to drink than go crazy
And if there were questions about why the end was so sad
Well George had no answers about why a son, ever has need of a gun

Time is a traveller, Tenterfield Saddler, turn your head
Ride again Jackaroo, think I see kangaroo up ahead

The grandson of George has been all around the world and lives no special place
Changed his last name and he married a girl with an interesting face
He'd almost forgotten them both because in the life that he leads
There's nowhere for George and his library, or the son with his gun, to belong - except in this song

Time is a traveller, Tenterfield Saddler, turn your head
Ride again Jackaroo, think I see kangaroo up ahead
Time is a meddler, Tenterfield Saddler, make your bed
Fly away cockatoo, down on the ground emu up ahead
Time is a tale teller,Tenterfield Saddler, turn your head …………………



The late Peter Allen (singer/songwriter/dancer and all-round entertainer), was married for a while to Liza Minelli (“the girl with an interesting face”!).

My Sister and B-in-Law do a lovely harmony version of this, but it’s not on-line yet. Many recordings available are overloaded by loud, intrusive instrumentation.
So I have chosen this lovely version by Rick Price. Hope you enjoy this song; I never seem to tire of it!                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtM4a3bheIU


Cheers, R-J