Skinny Dingoes - John Williamson

What am I doing here?

On the banks of the Diamantina

Where only skinny dingoes and horny lizards go

The moon is loud and clear

Like the notes on m' concertina

I’ll play another drovin' song the white owl wouldn’t know

Forty years been drovin', no woman by my side

No one gives me orders on this dusty road I ride

But the sun can sure get angry as it burns you from the ground

One day those skinny dingoes can drag my bones around

Channel country, gibber plains, tablelands I know

And then there’s gentle sand dunes where little Mallees grow

There’s a friendly campfire everywhere I go

I’ll play another drovin' song the white owl wouldn’t know

So see you later Birdsville, you’re far too flash for me

While the beer was cold and yummy from here it’s Billy Tea

The mob is keen on movin' and that’s sounds good to me

Good feed they reckon southbound, we’re heading for Marree

Forty years been drovin', no woman by my side

No one gives me orders on this dusty road I ride

But the flies can drive you crazy and the wind can get you down

But you won’t find me lingerin' or hanging round this town