(Er ... Thanks Joeclone - I have enough trouble typing words as fast as I think ... html comes in a poor second!)

G'day Alison,

I take it that your friend is after any songs about, or mentioning, Cobb & Co. ...? There is a mention in another Henry Lawson poem The Roaring Days, which also has acquired a tune and is on the 20 Golden Greats CD (... whereas The Lights of Cobb & Co. is only on Festival's earlier BMC compilation True Blue Songs of the Outback). This one goes to the traditional tune of 1(0),000 Miles Away (Old Palmer Song) or Hurrah for the Roma Railroad ... which also mentions Cobb & Co. in its first line:
"Hurrah for the Roma Railroad, hurrah for Cobb & Co.,"
but doesn't mention them again!

Anyway, what I'm wondering is:"Does your friend want tunes (to sing, or play) or is the need for text for some academic endeavour? I have listened to the version of The Lights of Cobb & Co. on the BMC LP - and there is a variation between the lines that are shown as simple repeats in both printed versions. When I get a spare moment, I will transcribe that version and post the lyrics and tune to a Mudcat Lyric Add thread ... but do you want the other songs and tunes as well?

Regards,

Bob Bolton