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Slim Dusty
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Trumby was a ringer
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A good one too at that
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He could rake and ride a twister
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Throw a rope and fancy plait
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He could count a line a saddle
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A man lost in the night
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Trumby was a good boy but he couldn't read or write
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Trumby was dependable
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He never took to beer
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The boss admired him so much
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One day made him overseer
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It never went to Trumby's head
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He didn't boast or skite
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Trumby was a good boy but he couldn't read or write.
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The drought was on the country
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The grass in short supply
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The tanks were getting lower and the water holes near dry
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Cattle started dying
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And relief was not insight
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To estimate the losses Trumby couldn't read or write.
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He rode around the station pulling cattle from the bog
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To save them being torn apart by eagles crows and dogs
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He saw a notice on a tree
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It wasn't there last night
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Trumby tried to understand but he couldn't read or write.
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On bended knee down in the mud
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Trumby had a drink
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Swung the reigns and to his horse said "We go home I think"
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"Tell 'im boss about the sign, 'im read 'im good alright"
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"One day boss's missus teach 'im Trumby read and write"
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Well concern was felt for Trumby
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He hadn't used his bed
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Next day beside that muddy hole they found the ringer dead
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And a piece of tin tied to a tree then caught the boss's eye
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He read the words of 'Poison Here'
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And signed by Dogger Bry
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Now the stock had never used that hole along that stony creek
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And Trumby's bag was empty
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It has frayed and sprung a leak
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The dogs were there in hundreds
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And the dogger in his plight
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Told the boss he never knew poor Trumby couldn't read or write
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Now Trumby was a ringer
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As solid as a post
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His skin was black but his heart was white and that's what mattered most
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Sometimes I think how sad it is in this world with all its might
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That a man like Trumby met his death because he couldn't read or write.
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Couldn't read or write
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Couldn't read or write
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