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Verse 1
(G major) Undoubtedly the most famous of drovers
in the history of Australia
was Nat Buchanan.
The man who took 20 ,000 head of cattle
in one movement of stock
into the Northern Territory.
The man who was called Barraway
by the Aborigines.
Nat Buchanan, the King of the Overlanders.
In the 80s Australia saw (D major) movements of cattle
In the world's driest continent
the (G major) drovers did battle
With nature and thousands of
hard (C major) miles were spanned
As (D major) 200 ,000 were walked over land
(G major) Into Queensland, the Territory
and the (C major) Kimberley runs
(A minor) In the (D major) forefront was one of
the (G major) land's finest sons
(D major) There are (G major) hundreds of drovers
of (C major) whom we could sing
But (D major) everyone knows
Nat Buchanan was (G major) king
Nat Buchanan, old bluey, old far (D major) away
What would you think
if you came (G major) back today?
It's not as romantic as in your (C major) time,
old Nat
(A minor) Not (D major) many drovers
and we're sad about that
(G major) Fences (D major) (G major) and bitumen
and road (C major) trains galore
(D major) They move cattle quicker,
(G major) but one thing is sure
(D major) Road (G major) trains go faster,
but at (C major) Grover's we sing
An (D major) d everyone knows
Nat Buchanan was (G major) king
The bush flax all called him all far (D major) away
You'll see him tomorrow, he left (G major) yesterday
(D major) With (G major) thousands of cattle
he (C major) keeps riding on
(A minor) To (D major) nowhere, from somewhere,
here he comes now he's gone
With a (G major) bright green umbrella
to shade (C major) the fierce sun
On (D major) the Merengi, on the Murchison,
on an (G major) other new run (D major)
Old (G major) Faraway's the man
of whom desert (C major) tribes sing
An (D major) d everyone knows
Nat Buchanan was (G major) king
Nat Buchanan, old bluey, old Faraway (D major)
What would you think
if you came (G major) back today?
(D major) It's (G major) not as romantic as in your (C major) time,
old Nat
(A minor) Not (D major) many drovers
and we're sad about that
Fences (G major) and bitumen
and road (C major) trains galore
(D major) They move cattle quicker,
but (G major) one thing is sure
(D major) Road (G major) trains go faster,
better flow (C major) as we sing
(A minor) And (D major) everyone knows
Matthew Cannon was king (G major)
People talk about drovers
and (D major) who was the best
Some give you their choice
and dis (G major) card all the rest
(D major) There (G major) are books on the subject
with (C major) hundreds of pages
Of (D major) bullocks that rashed
and the endless prized ages
(G major) Oh, (D major) (G major) time has regaled you
with (C major) tales of the past
(A minor) Of (D major) whipping up water
and (G major) night horses fast
There are hundreds of drovers
of (C major) whom we could sing
But (D major) everyone knows
Nat Buchanan was king (G major)
Nat Buchanan, old bluey, old far (D major) away
What would you think if you
came (G major) back today? (D major)
It's (G major) not as romantic as in your (C major) time, Nat
(A minor) Not (D major) many drovers,
and we're sad about that
Fences (G major) and bitumen
and road (C major) trains galore
They (D major) move cattle quicker,
but (G major) one thing is sure
(D major) Road (G major) trains go faster
by the (C major) drovers we sing (A minor)
And (D major) everyone knows
Nephew Cannon was king (G major)
If drovers had titles,
Bill Gwyders (D major) a prince
None better at Birdsville
be (G major) fore him or since
Matt Savage was the Duke
of the (C major) Maringi Track
Edna (A minor) (D major) Zigginbyne's Queen of the Plains
way out back
(G major) March between Ted Sheehan
and (C major) old Walter Rose
(A minor) Would be (D major) Knights of the Saddle,
as (G major) everyone knows (D major)
There (G major) are hundreds of drovers,
of (C major) whom we can sing
But (D major) everyone knows
Nat Buchanan was (G major) king
Nat Buchanan, old bluey, old (D major) far away
What would you think
if you came (G major) back today?
(D major) It's (G major) not as dramatic as in (C major) your time, Nat
Not (D major) many drovers,
and we're sad about that
Fences (G major) and bitumen
and (C major) road trains galore
They (D major) move cattle quicker,
but (G major) one thing is sure
Road (G major) trains go faster,
but of (C major) drovers we sing
And (D major) everyone knows
that Buchanan was (G major) king
Every (D major) one knows (D major) that Buchanan was king
King Paraway
Ted Egan
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