Ian & Fraser Bruce : Broken Down Squatter

Broken-Down Squatter by Fraser & Ian Bruce from the album "Veil Of The Ages"

O come, Stumpy old man, we must shift while we can
All your mates in the paddock are dead
We must sing our farewells to Glen Eva's sweet dells
And the hills where your lmaster was bred
Together to roam from our drought-stricken home
It's tough that such things have to be
And it's hard on a horse to have nought for a boss
But a broken-down squatter like me

For the banks are all broken they say
And the merchants are all up a tree
When the big-wigs are brought
To the Bankruptcy Court
What hope for a squatter like me

No more shall we muster the river for strays
Or hunt on the Fifteen Mile Plain
Or dash through the scrub by the light of the moon
Or see the old homestead again
Leave the slip-panels down, it won't matter much now
There are none but the crows left to see
Perching gaunt on the pine, as though longing to dine
On a broken-down squatter like me

When the country was cursed by the drought at its worst
And the cattle were dying in scores
Though down on me luck, I kept up my pluck
Thinking justice might soften the laws
But the farce has been played, and the Government aid
Ain't extended to squatters, old son
When me money was spent, they doubled the rent
And resumed the best part of the run

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