Cowboys And Indians - John Williamson

Tell me old Bill Sullivan when you were a lad

Did you hear of murderin' ways

You speak a little Aranda and Walpiri

But you’d rather speak of drovin' days

Can you remember, not so long ago

Aborigines weren’t allowed to come to town

But Pioneer Picture Night, oh boy, what a treat

They broke the rules and let 'em watch the cowboys

Gene Autry, Tom Mix

Yahoo!

Here they come

Chasin' all the Indians away

Shoot 'em down, round 'em up

Yahoo!

For the cowboys

But what about the Indians

Those brave native Indians

Do we love those cowboys today?

Up in the saddle, black men by your side

They knew the nomad days were done

Proud to be ringers, perfect for the job

In the hot and dry and dusty run

Big hats, red shirts, hear the jingle jangle

This is how the west was won

Now down on the riverbed, nothin' left to do

Now the drovin' days are done