Words and Music by John Williamson © 1986 EMUSIC PTY LTD Well I’ve ripped and dug out burrows on a sandy bulloak hill, Eradicating rabbits doesn’t take a lot of skill But a boy born in the Mallee doesn’t find ’em hard to kill No self-respecting farmer lets a rodent eat his wheat He’ll shoot […]
Words and Music by John Williamson © 1986 EMUSIC PTY LTD The Cootamundra Wattle is a particular species of yellow flowering native bush. Don’t go lookin’ through that old camphor box woman, You know those old things only make you cry. When you dream upon that little bunny rug It makes you think that life […]
Words and Music by John Williamson © 1986 EMUSIC PTY LTD Galleries of pink galahs, Crystal nights with diamond stars, Apricots preserved in jars, That’s my home. Land of oceans in the sun, Purple hazes, river gum, Breaks your heart when rain won’t come, It breaks your heart. It takes a harsh and cruel drought […]
Words and Music by By B. Brown/W. Johnson © 1975 MUSHROOM MUSIC PTY LTD I’ve been around the world A couple of times or maybe more I’ve seen the sights, I’ve had delights On every foreign shore But when my mates all ask me The place that I adore I tell them right away Give […]
Hey True Blue**, don’t say you’ve gone Say you’ve knocked off for a smoko* And you’ll be back later on Hey True Blue, Hey True Blue Give it to me straight Face to face Are you really disappearing, Just another dying race, Hey True Blue. True Blue, is it me and you? Is it Mum […]
A real highlight of the CMAA Awards night in late January was a special tribute paid to John for his significant contribution to the Australian country music industry. Narrated by ‘big brother’ John Laws, forty years of career highlights filled the stage screens. But more than this, the tribute recognised John’s love of Australia and […]
In the last few weeks, the ’40 Years True Blue’ Tour has journeyed to Perth and several Victorian country towns. Almost everywhere it was a sellout and John enjoyed meeting and entertaining many of his most loyal fans.
As we head out on the ’40 Years True Blue’ tour, we welcome Col Watson to the stage as guitarist to accompany John. Col has a long association with the industry having toured with Slim Dusty back in the 1970s along with many others. He’s a most highly respected guitarist, who has played on a […]
What a week it was for John at the Tamworth Country Music Festival! Nothing could surpass the surprise presentation by Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia and her moving speech in recognition of John’s forty years in the industry, but it didn’t stop there. John performed his second show […]
On Thursday 21st January 2010 John Williamson was honoured in Tamworth by the Governor-General Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC for his 40 years in the entertainment industry. In the midst of the annual country music festival, the Governor General presented John with a special glass-etched award for his milestone year congratulating him on his […]
