Slim Dusty - Holy Dan Lyrics

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It was in the queensland drought

And over hill and dell

No grass the water far apart

All dry and hot as hell.

The wretched bullock teams drew up

Beside a water-hole

Theyd struggled on through dust and drought

For days to reach this goal.

And though the water rendered forth

A rank unholy stench

The bullocks and the bullockies

Drank deep their thirst to quench.

Two of the drivers cursed and swore

As only drivers can.

The other one named daniel

Best known as holy dan

Admonished them and said it was

The lords all-wise decree;

And if theyd only watch and wait

A change theyd quickly see.

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twas strange that of dans bullocks

Not one had gone aloft

But this he said was due to prayer

And supplication oft.

At last one died but dan was calm

He hardly seemed to care;

He knelt beside the bullocks corpse

And offered up a prayer.

"one bullock thou has taken lord

And so it seemeth best.

Thy will be done but see my need

And spare to me the rest!"

A month went by. dans bullocks now

Were dying every day

But still on each occasion would

The faithful fellow pray

"another thou has taken lord

And so it seemeth best.

Thy will be done but see my need

And spare to me the rest!"

And still they camped beside the hole

And still it never rained

And still dans bullocks died and died

Till only one remained.

Then dan broke down " good holy dan "

The man who never swore.

He knelt beside the latest corpse

And heres the prayer he prore.

"thats nineteen thou has taken lord

And now you'll plainly see

You'd better take the bloody lot

Ones no damn good to me."

The other riders laughed so much

They shook the sky around;

The lightning flashed the thunder roared

And holy dan was drowned.

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