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[Verse]
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I was out at Coonamble on a business trip
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tired , hungry and dry in the lips
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I went past the sale-yards and spotted a mate
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I pulled in to see him just for old time sake
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He was after a yearling that he hoped could run
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in all the bush races for money and fun
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Well I was only there for a yarn of course
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but I found myself staring at an old drover’s horse
[Chorus]
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He had a rough bush saddle and a single rein
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laid across his tangled mane
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He brought up the memories that no-one could raise
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as he took me back to the droving days
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as he took me back to the droving days
[Verse]
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Well my mind wandered off for most of the day
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then I finally heard the auctioneer say
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‘Well give me ten dollars and he’s in the bag ,
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only ten dollars for this worthless nag”
[Verse]
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Well I put in my bid for a sense of shame
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for God only knows why I felt his pain
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He had a busted knee and a broken pride
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so I’ll take him home for his final ride
[Chorus]
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In a rough bush saddle and a single rein
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laid across his tangled mane
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He brought up the memories that no-one could raise
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as he took me back to the droving days
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as he took me back to the droving days
[Verse spoken]
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Well now he’s wandering fat and sleek
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on a lucerne flat at Halfway Creek
[sung]
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And though he scarcely a trot can raise
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he still takes me back to the droving days
[Chorus]
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In a rough bush saddle and a single rein
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laid across his tangled mane
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He brought up the memories that no-one could raise
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as he takes me back to the droving days
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he still takes me back to the droving days
[Outro]
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