Gerry Hallom put a tune to Banjo Paterson's 'By the grey gulf water'. He made multiple changes to make it more accessible as a song. A good'un.

BY THE GREY GULF WATER
(Paterson/Hallom)

Far to the north there lies a land
A wonderful land where the winds blow over
And none may guess or understand
The charm it holds for the restless rover
A wild grey land, a land half made
Where nature craves a share of slaughter
Many indeed are the nameless graves
Where victims sleep by the grey gulf water

Slowly, slowly those grey streams glide,
Drifting along with languid motion
Lapping the reed on either side
Wending their way to the northern ocean
And the strength of a man is a young child’s strength
In the face of that mighty plain and river
And the life of a man is a moment’s length
To the life of a stream that runs forever

And so it comes they take no part
In life’s small cares - each hardy rover
Rides ahead like Bonaparte
The plains around and the blue skies over
Way up above a brown lark sings
The songs the strange wild land has taught her
Full of joy her sweet song rings
I wish I were back by the grey gulf water

Way up above a brown lark sings
The songs the strange wild land has taught her
Full of joy her sweet song rings
I wish I were back by the grey gulf water

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The original poem as published in 'The Bulletin':

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--Stewie.