paul kelly
( the ballad of ) queenie and rover
Em G
queenie was born on the banks of the
D C
great ord river , 1930 , maybe
Em G D C
her mother was black , her Daddy white
Em G
papa was a fine horse – breaker
D C
mama sang the songs of the old lawmakers
Em G
she used to hide young queenie in the bush
D C
and rub black charcoal all over her hair and her face
Em G
every time the police came around
D C
looking for any blond haired , brown skinned children
Em G D C
to round Em up and take Em on down town
Em G D C
shine on , shine on , immortal one , aha
Em G D C
shine on , shine on , immortal one , aha
Em G
rover was born in the desert ,
D C
he lived out there til his mother died
Em G D C
then he moved around a lot from place to place
Em G D C
bedford downs , bow river , lissadel , wyndham
Em G D C
building fences , working as a stock man
Em G
then he had a series of dreams
D C
he started painting what he’d heard and he’d seen
Em G C D
rainbow serpent , krill krill , cyclone tracy , the killing fields
Em G D C
everything that lives and breathes
Em G D C
ride on , ride on , immortal one , aha
Em G D C
ride on , ride on , immortal one , aha
Em G D C
your story will always run
Em G
when rover and queenie were young
D C
they met out on new texas down station
Em G D C
she worked as a cook there for a long , long time
Em G
she said , hey , cowboy later on she said
D C Em G D C
nice boy , good worker , top rider , lucky one , that one
Em G
one day a mean horse ripped the scalp from his head
D C
she stitched him up with a boiled needle and thread
Em G
good as any doctor , they were friends ever after
D C
she said , i want to paint , ” he said , ill teach ya
Em G D C
they died within months of each other
Em G D C
ride on , ride on , immortal one , aha
Em G D C
shine on , ride on , immortal one , aha
Em G D C
ride on , ride on , immortal one , aha
Em G D C
shine on , ride on , immortal one , aha
Em G D C
your story will always run ,
Em G
always run ,
D C
will always run
Em G
forever run ,
D C
forever run ,
Em G
forever run
D C
forever young ,
Em G D C Em
forever young
paul kelly
( the ballad of ) queenie and rover
Em G
queenie was born on the banks of the
D C
great ord river , 1930 , maybe
Em G D C
her mother was black , her Daddy white
Em G
papa was a fine horse – breaker
D C
mama sang the songs of the old lawmakers
Em G
she used to hide young queenie in the bush
D C
and rub black charcoal all over her hair and her face
Em G
every time the police came around
D C
looking for any blond haired , brown skinned children
Em G D C
to round Em up and take Em on down town
Em G D C
shine on , shine on , immortal one , aha
Em G D C
shine on , shine on , immortal one , aha
Em G
rover was born in the desert ,
D C
he lived out there til his mother died
Em G D C
then he moved around a lot from place to place
Em G D C
bedford downs , bow river , lissadel , wyndham
Em G D C
building fences , working as a stock man
Em G
then he had a series of dreams
D C
he started painting what he’d heard and he’d seen
Em G C D
rainbow serpent , krill krill , cyclone tracy , the killing fields
Em G D C
everything that lives and breathes
Em G D C
ride on , ride on , immortal one , aha
Em G D C
ride on , ride on , immortal one , aha
Em G D C
your story will always run
Em G
when rover and queenie were young
D C
they met out on new texas down station
Em G D C
she worked as a cook there for a long , long time
Em G
she said , hey , cowboy later on she said
D C Em G D C
nice boy , good worker , top rider , lucky one , that one
Em G
one day a mean horse ripped the scalp from his head
D C
she stitched him up with a boiled needle and thread
Em G
good as any doctor , they were friends ever after
D C
she said , i want to paint , ” he said , ill teach ya
Em G D C
they died within months of each other
Em G D C
ride on , ride on , immortal one , aha
Em G D C
shine on , ride on , immortal one , aha
Em G D C
ride on , ride on , immortal one , aha
Em G D C
shine on , ride on , immortal one , aha
Em G D C
your story will always run ,
Em G
always run ,
D C
will always run
Em G
forever run ,
D C
forever run ,
Em G
forever run
D C
forever young ,
Em G D C Em
forever young
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