ADD: Coonawarra Has Three Shawows - J. Crossley

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: COONAWARRA THREE SHADOWS - J. Crossley
From: rich-joy
Date: 24 Feb 03 - 05:13 AM

Silly Me - left a word out of the TITLE!!!

"Coonawarra HAS Three Shadows"

Also, last line of verse 3 is :

"Connawarra, BIRD of grace"

and in the last verse :

"For 90 years that redgum hull has LEFT the river sand
For 30 years the Coonawarra BEAT across the land ... "

Thanks to Dale J. for those corrections.
Now, anyone got the chune??!!

Cheers! R-J

Subject: Lyr Add: COONAWARRA THREE SHADOWS - J. Crossley
From: rich-joy
Date: 13 Feb 03 - 05:38 AM

COONAWARRA THREE SHADOWS
~ Judith Crossley (South Australian)


1.        It was the ninth of October, in Echuca where she lay
A new boat on the river, while the steamers passed way
Laid up, forgotten, rotting, just a few were left to trade
Of those roaring river steamers, that saw the outback made.


CHORUS
Excelsior keep turning
Murrumbidgee, you'll never die
J L Roberts on the water, see the paddles fly
Shadow ships go softly with her, drift on all her days
Coonawarra, lovely black swan, takes the River Ways.


2.        She was built in 1950, for the Murray tourist trade
Murray Valley Coaches, lost a boat in '48
Brave old Murrumbidgee burned, one sad heroic day
There was not a soul there perished, but that fine ship passed away.


3.        Last barge to work the Murrumbidgee, J L Roberts stood alone
For fifty years she had ploughed the river, her story was well-known
On her hull they have built a lovely boat, to take the 'Bidgee's place
And they named her for the black swan
Coonawarra, bird of grace.


4.        For ninety years that redgum hull, has left the river sand
For thirty years the Coonawarra beat across the land
Three ghosts they travel with her, from the elder time
And three shadows has the Coonawarra, they carry on the line.



from the singing of Denis and Lyn Tracey ...

This is a lovely song about the resurrection of 3 "dead" paddle steamers, made into 1 boat and then named the Coonawarra.
Can't do chunes, but maybe there's an Aussie 'catter out there who can and who knows it ???

Cheers! R-J