PURPLE ROSES
Words and Music by John Williamson
© 1998 Emusic Pty Ltd
There's a rose bush in the garden
Been there since I was born
That celebrates its age without fear
I touch the velvet petals
And smell the breath of angels
And pick the purple…
A BUSHMAN CAN’T SURVIVE
Words and Music by John Williamson
© 1991 Emusic Pty Ltd
A city girl is happy with her friends and family life
Appreciates a wine with him at night
She tries to find the sparkle, she searches but it's gone
With lots of love she hopes…
OLD MAN EMU
Words and Music by John Williamson
© 1970 for the World by JULY MUSIC, Melbourne, Vic. Australia
Let me tell you of an interview with an Old Man Emu
He's got a beak and feathers and things, but the poor old fella ain't got no wings
"Aren't…
YOU AND MY GUITAR
Words and Music by John Williamson
© 1986 EMUSIC PTY LTD
This guitar only sings the way I play it,
It's part of me, just like another arm
It started out as a little ukulele,
When I was just a boy on the farm
My fingers were too lazy…
RAINING ON THE ROCK
Words and Music by John Williamson
© 1986 EMUSIC PTY LTD
Pastel red to burgundy and spinifex to gold,
We've just come out of the Mulga where the plains forever roll.
And Albert Namatjira has painted all the scenes,
And a shower has…
MALLEE BOY
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…
COOTAMUNDRA WATTLE
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…
GALLERIES OF PINK GALAHS
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…
Home Among the Gumtrees
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…
True Blue (21st Anniversary)
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…
