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The Land

by Hugh McDonald

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Schrödinger's Cat I'm happy just to be a member of the the human race Floating through the universe, A point in time and space, Born in singularity,this galaxy is fine for me Nothing here that worries me at all I comprise of elements formed deep in distant stars , The same as those found in the sun or Jupiter or mars, Nothing more and nothing less, than Einstein's quantum weirdness nothing metaphysical at all I don't need the answers I'm still grappling with the questions, I'd rather take my chances just like Schrödinger's cat, Before the big inflation there was quantum fluctuation And no one knows what happened before that I don't need God or Jesus Christ, to get me through my day, I prefer the questions to the answers anyway All those robed and bearded men, Scarring children's hearts and then Selling them salvation for their sins, Sin is when you break the rules they make to keep you down, Who you sleep with who you love ,Before you hit the ground With cruel hearts so filled with hate, Standing guard at heavens gate, Ain't It great to live the Christian life I don't need the answers I'm still grappling with the questions, I'd rather take my chances, like Schrödinger's cat, Before the big inflation there was quantum fluctuation And no one knows what happened before that Bridge If I was there at the final sunrise, I'd stand on the edge of the void, and dive We evolved from simpler forms and bits of DNA Self replicating chemicals don't happen in one day One step forward, two steps back,constantly under attack Darwinian competitors and other nasty predators. When the universe grows tired and terminally old, heat death come to everyone and it is dark and cold, And absolutely zero kelvin rules the kingdom come And everything that ever lived or breathed will be long gone A bit depressing if you think about it for too long I don't need the answers I'm still grappling with the questions, I'd rather take my chances just like Schrödinger's cat, The galaxies will fly apart, cold and dead like at the start And nothing else will happen after that
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I'm not the only one to find it hard to put in words how I feel And songs would grow on trees, if it was easy I'm not one for long good byes But I suppose that I could try Chorus : If it all goes south And my time runs out You'll still be the one, my only one Never thought I'd throw my hat back in the ring For one last fling after her You never know when loves just round the corner I never knew ’til i found you That I could have a dream come true Chorus : If it all goes south And my time runs out You'll still be the one, my only one I'm not counting chickens here, I'm not making hay I won't let the grass grow under my feet I won't waste the day So take your time, breathe in deep before I lay down One more time to sleep Tell me that you won't be far behind me And I will see your smiling face Far away in another place Chorus : If it all goes south And my time runs out You'll still be the one, my only one
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Red Rocks ( Sorry Just Isn’t Enough ) There are more than red rocks here, There are more than rocks and sand, Echoes of the dispossessed The story of this land, Take our children take our home, The sacred earth that we come from, give us alcohol, give us flour, A god for our final hour. Chorus : Red rocks, red sand , black blood, white hands, Red rocks, red sand Black clouds coming down, across the great divide. Who knows how long we been here The song lines tell of countless years From desert sand to river mud This earth is in our blood , and written on these Chorus : Red rocks, red sand , black blood, white hands, Red rocks, red sand Black clouds coming down, across the great divide. Bridge Vincent Lingara gurinji man Walking the stockmen of vestys land It wasn't just money or better conditions Respect for his people and ancient traditions Charlie Perkins on the freedom ride,Looking back on the great divide John Platt died in Roebourne jail,screaming how the system failed While we set up inquiries, Royal Commissions, Armies of dogooders all on a mission, Reports are released at the end of the day and all we have to say, Sometimes sorry just isn't enough Sometimes sorry just isn't enough
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Captain Bob 05:16
A Captain Bob (Chorus } Fifty years he sailed the Shenandoah Steady hand upon the wheel , kept her on an even keel, Raise the anchor , hoist the sail , were headed out to sea again, One more time with captain Bob, aboard the Shenandoah. In nineteen sixty three or four Captain bob began the chore to build a square top schooner from oak and Douglass fir built her sound and sailed her down,to Martha's Vineyard and all around The legend of the black dog ships was born . We hoist the sail while Billy sings a verse of South Australia, Heave away until we hear the call for up behind, Fifteen knots 'll make her run, chase the wind and catch the sun, Drop the anchor, fire the guns , and moor off Nor Shorn island . It's dark and stormys ,every night, with music in the galley, We play and sing and drink until the last song fades away Billy's singing up a storm, all the players play along And Captain Bob spell binds us with his salty sea dog stories . "Ready on the throat, ready on the peak"', land lubbers on the briny deep, There's Yanks and Pommies, Aussie ,Scots, such a sad bedraggled lot, We stay up late to sing and drink, and when the heads begin to stink We take the party up on deck to keep the crew from sleeping. . So Captain Bob and motley crew, I'll sing this ditty just for you, It's my way of saying thanks for the good times that I've had, All the nights beneath the stars, between the ocean and the spars I'll shed a tear or two,when we dock at Vineyard Haven
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The faces in the photograph have faded And I can't believe he looks so much like me For it's been ten years today Since I left for Old Cork Station Sayin' I won't be back till the drovin's done For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina And a drover finds it hard to change his mind For the years have surely gone Like the drays from Old Cork Station And I won't be back till the droving's done It seems like the sun comes up each morning Sets me up and takes it all away For the dreaming by the light Of the camp fire at night Ends with the burning by the day For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina And a drover finds it hard to change his mind For the years have surely gone Like the drays from Old Cork Station And I won't be back till the drovin's done Sometimes I think I'll settle back in Sydney But it's been so long it's hard to change my mind For the cattle trail goes on and on And the fences roll forever And I won't be back till the drovin's done
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All new recordings of songs written over the last twenty years.

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released July 7, 2014

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