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09 Oct 02 - 01:43 PM (#799618) Subject: Lyr Req: The Diamondtina Drover From: GUEST,Poverty Knocks Hi, Does anyone know the words to "The Diamondtina Drover"? PK. |
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09 Oct 02 - 02:03 PM (#799635) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Diamondtina Drover From: Sorcha No luck here or with Google. |
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09 Oct 02 - 02:05 PM (#799637) Subject: Lyr Add: THE DIAMANTINA DROVER (Hugh McDonald) From: Zhenya I found this on the web: I know the House Band version of this and really love this song. I think there are many other recordings as well. THE DIAMANTINA DROVER Hugh McDonald The faces in the photograph are faded I can't believe he looks so much like me For it's been ten long years today Since I left for Old Cork Station Saying, "I won't be back til the droving's done" Chorus For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina A drover finds it hard to change his mind For the years have surely gone, like the drays from Old Cork Station And I won't be back til the droving's done It seems like the sun comes up each morning Sets me up and then takes it all away For the dreaming by the light of campfire at evening Ends with the burning light of day Chorus Sometimes I think I'll settle back in Sydney But it's been so long it's hard to change your mind For the cattle trail goes on and on, and fences roll forever And I won't be back when the droving's done Chorus Return to the Redgum main page |
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09 Oct 02 - 02:10 PM (#799642) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Diamondtina Drover From: Wolfgang Many good information in this old thread: Diamentina Drover. Also search for Diamontina in the Forum. Diamentina, Diamontina, Diamondtina are some spellings to find the song in the Forum. Zhenya's spelling is correct. Wolfgang |
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09 Oct 02 - 08:29 PM (#799971) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Diamondtina Drover From: alison you can hear us playing a snippet of it here slainte alison |
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09 Oct 02 - 08:38 PM (#799977) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Diamondtina Drover From: Sorcha I looked here and there, I really did. Oops. |
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09 Oct 02 - 09:02 PM (#799996) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Diamondtina Drover From: Helen It's the spelling, Sorcha - the librarian's curse (before the introduction of amazing search engines). Helen |
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10 Oct 02 - 05:01 AM (#800173) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Diamondtina Drover From: Hrothgar The correct spelling is Diamantina, after Diamantina Roma, Lady Bowen, the wife of the first governor of Queensland after it separated from New South Wales (and a good thing too!) in 1859. A very lovely lady, so 'tis said. |
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10 Oct 02 - 06:28 AM (#800204) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Diamondtina Drover From: GUEST,Poverty Knocks Many thanks to all! Great info and the words as well - what more could I ask. Alison - I'll listen to it when I get home. (Slainte - that's got to be Irish - which reminds me I'll be in Dublin next week, and looking forward to it!) PK. |
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10 Oct 02 - 05:15 PM (#800619) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Diamondtina Drover From: GUEST Bob Bolton originally posted the lyrics to Hugh McDonald's "Diamantine Drover" back in 10 May 98, thread 4943. Diamantina Drover In the thread mentioned by Wolfgang, he also referred to this thread. It still hasn't made it to the DT. (Maybe in 2098) |
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10 Oct 02 - 06:51 PM (#800684) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Diamondtina Drover From: McGrath of Harlow Christy Brown does a lovely version of it on one of his albums. No emoting, which could wreck a song like that. |
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10 Oct 02 - 10:32 PM (#800796) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Diamondtina Drover From: Bob Bolton G'day Poverty Knocks et al, Well the GUEST posting above wasn't me ... but I do have a list of good Antipodean songs that don't seem to have squeezed their way into the latest DT! Regards, Bob Bolton |
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11 Oct 02 - 09:52 AM (#801028) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Diamondtina Drover From: Sandra in Sydney Hrothgar - why was it a good thing Queensland separated from New South Wales - surely you Bananabenders would prefer to be Cornstalks like us? Then you would be part of the real world, not 100 years behind! (Or 100 years & 1 hour as it will be in a few weeks). Your friend Sandra |
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12 Oct 02 - 07:42 AM (#801656) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Diamondtina Drover From: Bob Bolton G'day Sandra, As current secretary of the NSWFF ... you may be interested to know who Hrothgar is ... (fair enough to gain an acerbic view of "The Premier State"). Regards, Bob |
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12 Mar 04 - 10:05 PM (#1135289) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Diamondtina Drover From: GUEST,kidlayan Now that we have the lyrics, does anyone have some guitar chords? I used to hear the Diamantina Drover around the fire when I lived in the Philippine Cordillera. Patrick Street does a nice version on Green Linnet records. |
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13 Mar 04 - 06:18 PM (#1135784) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Diamondtina Drover From: Bob Bolton G'day kidlayan, The chords played by the Australian Folk/Rock group Bushwackers are in one of their books. I'll dig them out, if nobody else beats me, and work out how to keep them all together (probably cheat and use one-line: (chord)word word word (chord) ... style - that doesn't challemge my HTML skills! However, must close off now ... the SO has sighted an interesting sale ... and the shop just opened! Regard(les)s, Bob Bolton |
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13 Mar 04 - 06:26 PM (#1135790) Subject: Chords Add: THE DIAMANTINA DROVER (Hugh McDonald) From: Bob Bolton G'day again, I found the book ... and the manchester sale can wait a few minutes! THE DIAMANTINA DROVER Hugh McDonald The (F) faces in the (C) photograph are (Dm) faded I can't believe he (F) looks so much like (Bb) me (C) For it's been (Dm) ten long years to - (Am) day Since I (Gm) left for Old Cork (Dm) Station Saying, (Gm) "I (F) won't be (Bb) back til the (C) droving's (Dm) done" Chorus For the (Bb) rain never (F) falls on the (Gm) dusty Dia-man-(Dm)-tina A drover finds it (Am) hard to change his (Bb) mind For the (F) years have surely (Am) gone, like the (Bb) drays from Old Cork (Dm) Station And (Gm) I (F) won't be (Bb) back til the (C) droving's (Dm) done ... &c Regards, Bob Bolton |
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14 Mar 04 - 04:50 PM (#1136340) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Diamondtina Drover From: Bob Bolton G'day yet again kidlayan, I posted the chords straight out of The Second Bushwackers Songbook - in the key of "F" ... or, more correctly "Dm". I presume you will have no trouble transposing to whatever key suits your voice. (It's interesting to see that the latter-day folk/rock Bushwackers cheerfully work in a key that seems to be hated by the average folkie guitarist: "F". I presume that is a product of their early rock incarnations!) If I check back to the sheets for "The Selectors", a band I played in during the early 1990s, I find we played this one in ("G")/Em. Regards, Bob Bolton |
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23 Oct 04 - 01:23 PM (#1304877) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Diamondtina Drover From: Amergin John Williamson sings this on his Anthems cd...very good song. |
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23 Oct 04 - 06:59 PM (#1305143) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Diamondtina Drover From: Susan A-R I heard Jed Foley doing it with Patrick Street on their latest Street Life album, you're right about the need for keeping it unsentimental. Great song, and Kevin Burke does lovely fiddle stuff on that particular recording, spare and perfect. |
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24 Oct 04 - 02:00 AM (#1305417) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Diamondtina Drover From: The Fooles Troupe I heard a delicious Aussie parody on this Aussie song - "For the rain always falls on my rusty Ford Cortina, Bits fall off, get left behind"... but the singer did not forward the words... maybe I shouldn't have given him words to some of my songs!!!! :-) can anybody help out? Robin |
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24 Oct 04 - 07:52 PM (#1306083) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Diamondtina Drover From: rich-joy Yeah Robin, that IS a fun parody!!! The author is Mark Gillett, a Mapleton man - and we'd love the words too!! Cheers! R-J |
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28 Oct 04 - 12:22 AM (#1309271) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Diamondtina Drover From: Bob Bolton G'day Foolestroupe and rich-joy, Is anyone pursuing these words from Mark Gillett? I keep wanting to fill in the lines ... For the rain always falls on my rusty Ford Cortina, Bits fall of - and most get left behind, For the gears are nearly gone - and the tyres down to nylon, And they won't be fixed 'til the rego's due. Regard(les)s, Bob |
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02 Apr 05 - 10:30 PM (#1450582) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Diamondtina Drover From: rich-joy Robin and Bob, you'll be pleased to know that I saw Mark Gillett last night at ABOFOTS (our folk club in Maleny) and requested the number. He said he wrote it "years ago" - early 80s at least - and is surprised by the current surge in popularity!!! - but he gave me the words and his permission to post on Mudcat. A resident of Mapleton in SE Qld's Blackall Ranges, Mark is the writer and performer of many funny songs and parodies! THE RUSTY FORD CORTINA ~ Mark Gillett (:with apologies, he insists, to Hugh MacDonald!!!) The vinyl on the dashboard has all faded And I can't believe the speedo's reading true It's been 10 long years today Since I purchased this old station - wagon And I'll drive this hack till the driving's done. chorus: For the rain always falls on my rusty Ford Cortina Bits keep falling off and get left behind And the muffler's mighty roar Always causes a sensation And I'll drive this hack till the driving's done. Seems when I start it up each morning That it's gonna take me half the day There's only one headlight And it isn't very bright It bucks and jumps and handles like a dray. Sometimes I think I'll buy myself a new one But they cost so much I always change my mind And the tailgate rattles on and on And the front end's most peculiar And I'll drive this hack till the driving's done. Cheers! R-J |
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03 Apr 05 - 04:58 AM (#1450670) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Diamondtina Drover From: The Fooles Troupe Here was my request. |
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04 Apr 05 - 01:06 AM (#1451404) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Diamondtina Drover From: Eric the Streetsinger Christy Moore does a lovely version on the "Ordinary Man" LP- lyrics in his book |
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10 Mar 07 - 02:47 AM (#1992313) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Diamondtina Drover From: rich-joy Sadly, the wonderful Mark Gillett, the parody-composer mentioned above, is battling the dreaded "C" malady at present. A treatment fundraiser is being held in Mapleton (SE Qld) on March 25th for him, coinciding with The Red Kettle Folk Club's 10+ birthday bash. Anyone who'd like more info, please ask. Cheers! R-J Down Under |
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14 Apr 07 - 10:38 PM (#2025633) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Diamondtina Drover From: rich-joy refresh |
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15 Apr 07 - 04:17 AM (#2025772) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Diamondtina Drover From: rich-joy see obit for Mark : thread.cfm?threadid=100790&messages=1 Cheers, R-J |