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(Words and Music : Alf Davies)
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How long since the Snowy flowed all the summer time How long since the Snowy flowed through the summer time How long must the Murray stop In the sand dunes near Victor Harbour How long must the Lachlan slow To a trickle, up 'round Oxley How long must the algae bloom in the Darling Downs How long must the algae bloom in the Darling Downs How long must the Murrumbidgee choke On carp and boats and other scum Don't mean to harp but it's about time That something's done |
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The rivers run, into somebody else's pocket The rivers run, through somebody else's cotton The rivers run, and nobody needs a docket Where rivers run |
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How long must the water spout from the Nullarbor Artesian shame and waste lets the water pour How long will the Murray cod And the blackfish swim our streams How long 'til the rivers run Alone, in Koori dreams |
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The rivers run, into somebody else's pocket The rivers run, through somebody else's cotton The rivers run, and nobody needs a docket The rivers run, into somebody else's pocket The rivers run, and nobody wants to stop it Where rivers run |
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