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[Verse]
They cEmouldn't understand why the drover cried
As they buried the drover's bDoy
The drEmover had always seemed so hard
To the men in his emploDy
A bEmolting horse the sDtirrup lost
And the drGover's Emboy was dDead
The shovEmelled diDrt a muEmmbled woDrd
And it's Emback to the road aDhead
And foEmrget about Dthe drover's bEmoy
AGnd they couldn't understand why the drover cut
EmA lock of the dead boy's hDair
HEme put it in the band of his bGattered old hat
As they watched him standing thDere
He Amtold them "take the Emcattle on"
IGm'll sit with the boy aDwhile
A Emsilent thDought a pipEme to smoDke
And it's Emride another Dmile
And forEmget about Dthe drover's bEmoy
TGhey couldn't make out
The drover and the boy
Always camped so far aDway
For Emthe tall white man and the sliGm black boy
Never had much to sDay
And the boy wAmould be gone at the bEmreak of dawn
TaDil the horses carEmry on
While the drover roused the slDeeping men
DEmaylight hit the rAmoad again
And foEmllow the droDver's bEmoy
FollDow the drover's bEmoy
IGn the Camooweal pub they talked about
The dEmeath of the drover's bDoy
They Emrank their rum with the strGanger who'd come
From the KimEmberley run... FitzDroy
And he tAmold of the massacre iEmn the west
BDarest details... gEmuess the rest
Shoot the boys..grDab a girl
Cut her hGair...bDreak her in
And cEmall her a boDy
the drover's bEmoy
So when they bEmuilt that stockman's hDall of fame
And they tGalk about the dDrovin' game
ReEmmember the girl who was bDedmate and guide
RoEmde with the drover sDide by side
WaEmtched the bDullocks fraEmyed the hDide
FaiEmthful wifDe but nevEmer briDde
BrEmed his son's fDor the caEmttle rDun
Don't Emweep for the drDover's bEmoy
Don't mourn fDor the drover's bEmoy
But don't forget tDhe drover's Emboy

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Tania Kernaghan - Drovers Boy

by Misc Unsigned Bands

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[Verse]

They couldn't understand why the drover cried

As they buried the drover's boy

The drover had always seemed so hard

To the men in his employ

Em D

A bolting horse the stirrup lost

G Em D

And the drover's boy was dead

Em D Em D

The shovelled dirt a mumbled word

Em D

And it's back to the road ahead

Em D Em

And forget about the drover's boy

And they couldn't understand why the drover cut

Em D

A lock of the dead boy's hair

Em G

He put it in the band of his battered old hat

As they watched him standing there

Am Em

He told them "take the cattle on"

Gm D

I'll sit with the boy awhile

Em D Em D

A silent thought a pipe to smoke

Em D

And it's ride another mile

Em D Em

And forget about the drover's boy

They couldn't make out

The drover and the boy

Always camped so far away

Em G

For the tall white man and the slim black boy

Never had much to say

Am Em

And the boy would be gone at the break of dawn

D Em

Tail the horses carry on

While the drover roused the sleeping men

Em Am

Daylight hit the road again

Em D Em

And follow the drover's boy

D Em

Follow the drover's boy

In the Camooweal pub they talked about

Em D

The death of the drover's boy

Em G

They rank their rum with the stranger who'd come

Em D

From the Kimberley run... Fitzroy

Am Em

And he told of the massacre in the west

D Em

Barest details... guess the rest

Shoot the boys..grab a girl

G D

Cut her hair...break her in

Em D

And call her a boy

the drover's boy

Em D

So when they built that stockman's hall of fame

G D

And they talk about the drovin' game

Em D

Remember the girl who was bedmate and guide

Em D

Rode with the drover side by side

Em D Em D

Watched the bullocks frayed the hide

Em D Em D

Faithful wife but never bride

Em D Em D

Bred his son's for the cattle run

Em D Em

Don't weep for the drover's boy

D Em

Don't mourn for the drover's boy

D Em

But don't forget the drover's boy

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