prettiest girl in the kimberley

where is the glory when war is won

a man hits the bottle and belts his son

so i ran away to the cattle run

where i learned to fight and swallow rum

and i learned to go barefoot you see

just like an aborigine

for one of their tribe belonged to me

the prettiest girl in the kimberley

ooh. but i could not marry the girl i adore

black and white was against the law

they chain you up to a boab tree

for kissing an aborigine

but a ringer's heart is immune to pain

a bull rips your leg and you carry on

you clench your teeth and you cry alone

and ride for a week till the poison's gone

ooh. but me and my dog we're not alone

the pension provides us with beef and a bone

i've given up drifting and drinking rum

we're up and about before the sun

and i can still quarter a beast in a dash

have your freezer full of spare ribs in a flash

and i still dream of the one for me

the prettiest girl in the kimberley

ooh. yes i still dream of the one for me

the prettiest girl in the kimberley