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Barrier line
03:16
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So much sorrow so much doubt in my mind
I’m way out west just doin’ my time
Oh lord they got me workin’ hard down at the railroad yard
I’m stranded on the barrier line
No more movin’ no more roamin’ around
My heart wants to ramble my feet chained to the ground
All day long the boxcars roll by I long for freedom but my binds are tied
I’m stranded on the barrier line
Won’t you break me, please forsake me
I long for that salt to sting my eyes
Please unhand me, understand me
I’m stranded on the barrier line
So much sorrow so much doubt in my mind
It’s the feelin’ I get when I’m workin’ the line
Oh, how much I wanna break free but these iron ranges they are holdin’ me
I’m stranded on the barrier line
Yes, I’m stranded on the barrier line
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Silver miner's daughter
02:45
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I was just a silver miner’s daughter
Raised in a shack 20 miles from the border
There was hardship and pain
But we were free to wander to the plains
I was just a silver miner’s child
Born to the dust of the land so red and wild
We were poor as mud
But we were wrapped in golden love
We’d spend our nights round the burnin’ fire
Singin’ to the tunes of the union choir
Oh, such is the life of a silver miner
I was just a silver miner’s daughter
Dad worked hard to make a livin’ dollar
Mum would do the sums
The lead dust filled his lungs
We’d spend our nights round the burnin’ fire
Singin’ to the tunes of the union choir
Oh, such is the life of a silver miner
Oh, such is the life of a silver miner
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We'll hold the line
03:03
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Come go to the barrier mines, oh to join the picket lines
To stand on the union side, we’ll stop those who dare to break the strike
Oh, trouble and strife, such is the miner’s life
To survive we must organise
Long hours for not much pay, our children’s mouths are hungry again
Much to our dismay another worker died today
Oh, down in the mines, we are living on borrowed time
To survive we must unionise
So, come take your broom in hand
We’ll tar the bosses and the scabs
For none shall work down in the mines
Against the black legs we’ll hold the line
For some who have rebelled, they’ve thrown em’ in the police cells
But still we will meet and lead the prison march down Argent Street
Oh, hear us cry union songs as we pass by
We’ll fight for freedom until we die
So, come take your broom in hand
We’ll tar the bosses and the scabs
For none shall work down in the mines
Against the black legs we’ll hold the line
For none shall work down in the mines
Against the black legs we’ll hold the line
Against the coppers we’ll hold the line
Against the bosses we’ll hold the line
Against the black legs we’ll hold the line
Against the coppers we’ll hold the line
Against the bosses we’ll hold the line
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Mutawintji
03:13
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My heart is singin’ with the colours
The colours of the hills so red
My feet are ramblin’ to the rhythm
Of that dry Mutawintji river bed
Ghost gums they stretch to the achin’ sky
They yearn for the taste of the river’s lullaby
Country so sweet it unburdens my mind
From the worry and sorrow I keep
For a world in trouble so deep
My heart is singin’ with the colours
The colours of the hills so red
My feet are ramblin’ to the rhythm
Of that dry Mutawintji river bed
The milky way it glistens oh so bright
And I wake to the sound of the warblin’ magpie
Country so strong I can feel you here with me
Held in the land’s memory
The sweetest of all its melodies
My heart is singin’ with the colours
The colours of the hills so red
My feet are ramblin’ to the rhythm
Of that dry Mutawintji river bed
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Creek bed
02:57
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When my time is done and gone
Take me back to the creek bed where I once belonged
Oh, won’t you share my remains
With the gentle wind and the Western plains
There my soul will intertwine
With the campfires that burnt all through my life
I will be something under the sun
Part of knowledge and goodness and the country I loved
When I cross to the other side
I’ll go back to the red gums in their limbs I’ll confide
I’ll be part of the mystery the land it contains
Flowin’ deep in the blood of the creek bed’s red veins
There my soul will intertwine
With the campfires that burnt all through my life
I will be something under the sun
Part of knowledge and goodness and the country I loved
There my soul will intertwine
With the campfires that burnt all through my life
I will be something under the sun
Part of knowledge and goodness and the country I loved
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My heart was lost to the Western wind
Too adrift to let love in
Burned by the fires of lovers that have been
Until you brought it back to me again
Oh lord to my surprise
You were right there in front of me the whole time
If I’d looked with my heart not my eyes
I’d have seen you right in front of me the whole time
I was awash in a sea of grief
You took my tears, you held me
You gave me sunlight, air that I could breathe
You put the colours back into my dreams
Oh lord to my surprise
You were right there in front of me the whole time
If I’d looked with my heart not my eyes
I’d have seen you right in front of me the whole time
That first night you held me in your arms
I felt our friendship turn to love
Oh lord to my surprise
You were right there in front of me the whole time
If I’d looked with my heart not my eyes
I’d have seen you right in front of me the whole time
I’d have seen you right in front of me the whole time
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Freight train
02:25
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Well you’ve been driftin’ like a wayward breeze
I wish that roller would bring you back again
From Port Augusta to Alice Springs
Seems you love the land more than you do me
I want you to rest on my floor
Won’t that freight train bring you to my door
Won’t that freight train bring you to my door
Well I’ve been ebbin’ like the lonesome tide
Longin’ for you to be here by my side
These bones were destined to ride the freight
Maybe one day I’ll come home if you can wait
I long to rest my head on your floor
Won’t that freight train bring me to your door
Won’t that freight train bring me to your door
Oh, that freight train it’s whinin’ low
Oh, that freight train it bears my load
Won’t it bring, bring you home
Won’t that freight train bring you home
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Ramblin' ways
03:15
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Oh, how I used to be
Gone with the wind, at the whim of the sea
But since you left the world I’ve grown so tired
Maybe one of the days I’m gonna quit my ramblin’ ways
Like the roots of a tree
When I’d roam you’d anchor me
You’d guide me home but now you’re gone
Without you holdin’ me I ain’t got the will to keep travellin’ on
I am like a wayward train there’s no tracks guidin’ me
I once was found but now I’m lost, I feel so ill at ease
Without you holdin’ me I ain’t got the will to keep travellin’ on
Maybe one of the days I’m gonna quit my ramblin’ ways
Maybe one of the days I’m gonna quit my ramblin’ ways
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Vigil by your bed
03:34
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As you lay you down to sleep
A vigil by your bed we’ll keep
As your heart slows your breath grows weak
A vigil by your bed we’ll keep
Your journey’s long the road is steep
A vigil by your bed we’ll keep
As you near the path of eternal dreams
A vigil by your bed we’ll keep
And on your way our love will guide
Until we meet you on the other side
And there you’ll be our guiding star
To light the path from afar
As midnight fades and daylight creeps
A vigil by your bed we’ll keep
As winter comes cedars shed their leaves
A vigil by your bed we’ll keep
And on your way our love will guide
Until we meet you on the other side
And there you’ll be our guiding star
To light the path from afar
Drink our love then go in peace
A vigil by your bed we’ll keep
Your lips they smile as you ride free
A vigil by your bed we’ll keep
And on your way our love will guide
Until we meet you on the other side
And there you’ll be our guiding star
To light the path from afar
And there you’ll be our guiding star
To light the path from afar
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My grievin’ heart went walking out
On the railroad line that’s abandoned now
The country held my sorrow sweet
Lay a path for my weary feet
The west wind blew thoughts of you
I’ll hold you close ‘til my days are through
Together we’ll walk these tracks and lines
Soul of mother and child intertwined
And your love rolls on like the endless sky
It is richer than a silver mine
I hold you close in night so deep
In my heart your love I’ll keep
When you were young you rode wild and free
On the back of your old white steed
I see you now on the barrier line
Ridin’ free ‘til the end of time
And your love rolls on like the endless sky
It is richer than a silver mine
I see you now on the barrier line
Ridin’ free ‘til the end of time
I see you now on the barrier line
Ridin’ free ‘til the end of time
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Charlotte Le Lievre Melbourne, Australia
With her lilting voice and timeless sensibilities, Charlotte Le Lievre makes music that hits the heart in the unique tradition of classic country songwriters. Her songs accomplish the rare gift of delving deep into grief and heartache whilst simultaneously imparting joy. Drawing on an array of early country and folk styles Charlotte and band pay homage to the origins of this music. ... more
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