Paul Kelly - Pretty Bird Tree Lyrics






Appear on the slopes and plains
In the town of Narabran
On the banks of the Namoi river
'Neath the shade of the pretty bird tree
All my brother Daabi died down there
Neath the willows oh so cool
Now he walks with our ancestors
Underneath the Kamilaroi moon

Namoi River
You're home to me
I sit with you 'neath the pretty bird tree

Early on in life I took to the booze
And drank away my dreams
I watched my life flow steadily bye
Like tear drops down the drain
So I headed for the river, and became a river rat
I'd worn out all my welcomes
No place to hang my head
Oh there was cranky Franky and Jackie brown
Who demand old craigy and me
And would lay next daylight poison dogs
All around the pretty bird tree

Namoi River
You're home to me
I'll sit with you 'neath the pretty bird tree

When the hallowing wind doth wane
On the Namoi late at night
You can hear the old ones singing
As they dance in the pale moon light
Oh there were many more names I can't recall
But their faces I still see
Whisper smiths calm face appears
As I dream of the pretty bird tree

Namoi River
You're home to me
I'll sit with you 'neath the pretty bird tree
I'll sit with you 'neath the pretty bird tree





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  1. E.... S....

    My father has slept on the bank of the Namoi river with him “whisper smith” was my pop

  2. J.... W....

    Thank you for sharing. My hometown... very moving.

  3. s.... d....

    what an unreal song ,,, well done mate,,,,   but paul kelly,,,,, the man that has boasted about his heroin use. you can have him   no thanks.

  4. P.... J....

    A young irish artist named Damien Dempsey covered this song, its featured on his new album http://open.spotify.com/track/3n7qqonIzl1aQS8mPCEcva

    P.... J....

    Patrick J Douglas not young anymore 😉...never the less young at heart love damo

    P.... J....

    HAHA ain't we all young at heart sure :-) the song has really grown on me now on of my favourites from the new album

    P.... J....

    agree great version damo does..that and Sam Jenkins my favourite

    P.... J....

    young ill damo that next time i recored with him or see him he,ll be well lets say not annoyed ?????

  5. j.... p....

    love it

  6. A.... S....

    Blame Paul Kelly for leading me to this great song. Thank LJ.

  7. m.... ....

    Understated and moving and effortless

  8. n.... d....

    Heard this on Sunday morning radio....stunning...why isn't it played more

  9. A.... M....

    This is a lot about the area where I grew up - Liverpool Plains, Narrabri, Namoi River. All near the Breeza Plains. Thank you LJ, from AEnone McRae-Clift.

  10. L.... D....

    This is so beautiful and a song that means something!

  11. K.... G....

    Beautiful expression, thank you LJ.

  12. S.... M....

    One of the best Australian albums in recent years--tender, thoughtful songs, gorgeous music-beautiful!

  13. M.... B....

    legendary song here ''performance perfection' captured audience keep coming back,mr lj hill your the man..wayne..

  14. B.... ....

    Big man, big voice, big heart.

  15. G.... ....

    from the heart...haven't been touched so deeply by a song in many years

  16. M.... P....

    this is an incredible song - a story told of the forgotten people, thanks

  17. A.... R....

    Astonishingly beautiful and haunting. Heard LJ Hill for the first tine on 702AM this morning.

  18. M.... B....

    great track here, very spiritual thru vocal & acoustics the ''young audience'' seems captivated should be more of this style spread across our ''beautiful land'' for all to hear & appreciate..

  19. w.... ....

    Great stuff. Some of the melody and feeling reminds me of Springsteen's The River. L J's is even better.

  20. G.... K....

    Yes, Macka played it again this morning... It's great to find it here and listen again.

  21. P.... ....

    heard macka on sunday morning play this a couple of times, glad the tune stuck and have found you

  22. S.... J....

    Great song. Beautiful voice :0)