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A six bar blues song about an old Aboriginal bloke we met at the Marree Hotel. There was something deep and ancient, mesmerising in his voice. He worked on the Old Ghan and played along the Birdsville Track.

lyrics

D
Now Lloydy was a singer
G
playin up and down the Birdsville Track

When Lloydy took the guitar
A D
nobody would ask it back

V2
D
In the thick of the scrub of the Mai Mai
G
by the banks of the old river Barcoo

When Lloydy sang his song
A D
It’s like that he was singin' to you

V3
D
He sang the songs of stockmen
G
Drovin' up and down the Birdsville track

When Lloydy took the guitar
A D
Nobody would ask it back


(Instrumental x 2) D G A D


V4
D
He was workin on the railroad
G
The Ol' Ghan by the Oodnadatta Track

He liked to have a lager
A D
And sing the songs that took him back





V5
D
With the soul of Robert Johnson
G
Like the blind boys of Alabama he was black

But he came from up round Birdsville
A D
In the heart of the Australian outback

(Instrumental x 2) D G A D

V1 rpt

D
Now Lloydy was a singer
G
playin up and down the Birdsville Track

When Lloydy took the guitar
A D
nobody would ask it back

credits

from Holler & The Bones, released June 6, 2019
Paul Macleod, Andy Czora, Eddie Pollard, Allan Curtis, Gilly Gollan

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Holler & The Bones Adelaide, Australia

Original Aussie Blues.
Blues from the bush.
Dog n' beer n' blues.

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