Backwaters

Sun's so high, waterhole's dry,

I wanna give up but I don't know why,

Sun's so hot that meat cooks in the shade.

Saw a lamb and it was chocking on death,

It's mother kicked and broken it's neck,

I 'ain't ever seen blood and milk mix so divine,

I never such beauty so malign.

Brother said bourbon never done me good,

Neither did a face full of campfire soot,

Them burning alport coals sting like a bitch.

I catch a lift on the last bus home,

To the end of the line for the coppers I own,

I get thrown off, hit on, beat up before I drown,

In the murky backwaters I lay my body down.

Fifty stars above my head

And thirteen scars run through my chest,

Blue and red blood fuck up my veins.

Blackened eyes and purple nose,

I got missing teeth, got a lot of those.

Marygold you never done me no harm.

Marygold in debt to you,

Don't ever wanna say the things I've thought of you.

Marygold I wrote you a love song.