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Jim Cargill Avoca Street Randwick. NSW Recorded 19th April 1973
The Gumtree CanoeOn a thorn bonny river in a hut I was bornBuilt of thorns and wild yellow corn It was there I met Julia, so true, And we rowed down that river In a gumtree canoe We will row, yes we'll row, over the water so blue Like a feather I'm afloat, in my gumtree canoe With my thumb on the banjo, my toe on the oar I sing to my Julia, I'll sing as I row And the stars shone down on Julia so true On the night we rowed out on that gumtree canoe 'twas for three solid days, we sailed out on the bay we could not get back, we were forced for to stay Then we spied a large ship, flying the flag of true blue And she took us in tow, in my gumtree canoe. |