paddy william

said he was born on marble bar

been a drover all his life

with his old dark skin

a wrinkled grin

grandchildren and a wife

he drove cattle through to camooweal and up the isa too

and his old eyes shone of the days long gone and the mates

he knew

well i met him there

in turkey creek as he sat in a four-wheel drive

i was glad to find his mind was sharp and the memories still alive

of the drovin' days and the stockyard camp when he rode at the boss' side

for he'd been a ringer all his life on the western side

oh paddy william is his name

and drovin' was his game

but a thousand miles on the outback trails is a long

long way from home

oh paddy william is his name

and drovin' was his game

but a thousand miles on the outback trails is a long

long way

from home

well he looked so old and weary as he proudly spoke his name

his old eyes shone like beacons when he talked of the drovin' game

he said he was born on marble bar

been a drover all his life

with his old dark skin

a wrinkled grin

said he loved the life

and i guess he's still in turkey creek

near the hills of misty blue

and i hope his dreams of the cattle run

all come true

and i hope he finds a horse so fine to carry him away

and on the drovin' run

he'll be number one

like the good old days

oh paddy william is his name

and drovin' was his game

but a thousand miles on the outback trails is a long

long way from home

oh paddy william is his name

and drovin' was his game

but a thousand miles on the outback trails is a long

long way

from home

so if you're driving through the kimberleys or around the isa way

you might see him slowly ridin' with a big mob on the graze

he'll be tall and straight don't hesitate

just call out his name

say: g'day there paddy william