Misc Unsigned Bands - Tania kernaghan - drovers boy

They c^Emouldn't understand why the drover cried As they buried the drover's b^Doy The dr^Emover had always seemed so hard To the men in his emplo^Dy A b^Emolting horse the s^Dtirrup lost And the dr^Gover's ^Emboy was d^Dead The shov^Emelled di^Drt a mu^Emmbled wo^Drd And it's ^Emback to the road a^Dhead And fo^Emrget about ^Dthe drover's b^Emoy

A^Gnd they couldn't understand why the drover cut ^EmA lock of the dead boy's h^Dair H^Eme put it in the band of his b^Gattered old hat As they watched him standing th^Dere He ^Amtold them "take the ^Emcattle on" I^Gm'll sit with the boy a^Dwhile A ^Emsilent th^Dought a pip^Eme to smo^Dke And it's ^Emride another ^Dmile And for^Emget about ^Dthe drover's b^Emoy

T^Ghey couldn't make out The drover and the boy Always camped so far a^Dway For ^Emthe tall white man and the sli^Gm black boy Never had much to s^Day And the boy w^Amould be gone at the b^Emreak of dawn Ta^Dil the horses car^Emry on While the drover roused the sl^Deeping men D^Emaylight hit the r^Amoad again And fo^Emllow the dro^Dver's b^Emoy Foll^Dow the drover's b^Emoy

I^Gn the Camooweal pub they talked about The d^Emeath of the drover's b^Doy They ^Emrank their rum with the str^Ganger who'd come From the Kim^Emberley run... Fitz^Droy And he t^Amold of the massacre i^Emn the west B^Darest details... g^Emuess the rest Shoot the boys..gr^Dab a girl Cut her h^Gair...b^Dreak her in And c^Emall her a bo^Dy the drover's b^Emoy

So when they b^Emuilt that stockman's h^Dall of fame And they t^Galk about the d^Drovin' game Re^Emmember the girl who was b^Dedmate and guide Ro^Emde with the drover s^Dide by side Wa^Emtched the b^Dullocks fra^Emyed the h^Dide Fai^Emthful wif^De but nev^Emer bri^Dde Br^Emed his son's f^Dor the ca^Emttle r^Dun Don't ^Emweep for the dr^Dover's b^Emoy Don't mourn f^Dor the drover's b^Emoy But don't forget t^Dhe drover's ^Emboy