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Gumtrees By The Roadway (2004 Digital Remaster) - Slim Dusty (西林·得斯提)

Tonight here by the roadside

After drivin' hard all day

Dreamin' of the old folks

And a homestead o'er the way

In dreams I see the old place

I'll be there within a week

Where there's gum trees by the roadway

And the willows by the creek

I see the homestead cattle

As around the place they roam

The old man with the horses

On the fields of gold alone

And mother in the doorway

Just to make this scene complete

With gum trees by the roadway

And the willows by the creek

I'd like to tell my story

In a simple kind of way

It happened to many hundreds

In this war torn world today

I heard the call for duty

So I donned the khaki suit

And I marched 'way from the gumtrees

And the willows by the creek

Now when the war was over

And we much the victory mile

The tiles with home walk broken

And from there I stayed of while

I feld up with some fellows

Just to live on easy stricks

At the God of bell the gumtrees

And the willows by the creek

But when you land in trouble

And you're placed behind those bars

That's when you start dreaming

Of the country moon and stars

And when at last they free you

And you step out on the street

Nothing then could hold you

From the homestead by the creek

That's why tonight I'm standing

By this cheery roadside fire

Takin' in the country

Underneath the summer stars

From now on you will find me

Where the air is fresh and sweet

Where forever there'll be gum trees

And the willows by the creek