The Old Bush Pub (Extended version)

Описание: A traditional Australian bush ballad celebrating the iconic country pub. From cattlemen and drovers to swaggies and miners, these tin-roofed establishments have stood at the heart of rural communities for generations. This song honours the warm glow of the doorway, the echoes of voices now silent, and the timeless mateship found inside. Through drought, flood, fire and war, the old bush pub endures as a sanctuary for weary travellers and locals alike. Authentic acoustic country with fiddle and steel guitar.

Lyrics (c) Marc Glasby

The old bush pub has seen some times
I'll wager things were good.
Back when it was sheets of tin
and rough cut planks of wood.
When cattlemen tied up their steeds
to posts along the street
and spurs adorned the leather boots
upon the drinkers' feet.

There’s a heartbeat in the barroom
you can feel it in your chest
in the echoes of the voices
that the years have laid to rest
You can walk a thousand bush tracks
but you’ll always come back west
To the warmth inside the doorway
of the old bush pub that’s best.

When miners trod the dusty trails
in search of fields of gold
and swaggies' thirsts were gladly quenched
with beer the bush pub sold.
When drovers' trails all ended here
beneath the old tin roof
and cockies came from miles around
to drink the 80 proof

where granddad Bob and Salty Bill
all came to yarn and drink
and yellow dogs from local farms
beneath the pub would slink
where Dad would stay past closing time,
still drinking with his mates.
And mum would soon come storming in,
coz dad was always late.

There’s a heartbeat in the barroom
you can feel it in your chest
in the echoes of the voices
that the years have laid to rest
You can walk a thousand bush tracks
but you’ll always come back west
To the warmth inside the doorway
of the old bush pub that’s best.

Two generations lost to war.
Once leaned against the bar
old photographs around the walls
remind us who they are.
What stories these old walls could tell
if they could only speak.
But tales stay locked up safe inside
the tin and polished teak.

Though things have come and things have gone
and much has changed about,
here mates still get their wallets out
when it's their turn to shout.
Through drought and flood and fire and rain,
the old pub's stood the test.
And when it all is said and done,
the old bush pubs are best.

There’s a heartbeat in the barroom
you can feel it in your chest
in the echoes of the voices
that the years have laid to rest
You can walk a thousand bush tracks
but you’ll always come back west
To the warmth inside the doorway
of the old bush pub that’s best.

Through drought and flood and fire and rain,
the old pub stood the test.
And when it all is said and done,
the old bush pubs are best.
There's just no doubt about it -
the old bush pubs are best!

Aussie song playlist :    • Enter The Catalpa - A true story and a gre...  

Love songs :    • Love's Pure Desire - Love song - Passionat...  

Songs from the Sea :    • The Isle of Rats - A song about the island...  

Funny songs :    • The Great Aussie Sickie - A fun song about...  

Songs from life :    • Winter - The things we love and hate about...  

Protest songs :    • Algorithm Blues  - Are you sick of being c...  

Songs about animals :    • A Rabbit Made Me Cry - The Storyteller - A...  

All the songs in one playlist :    • Love's Pure Desire - Love song - Passionat...  

#BushPub #AustralianCountry #BushBallad #OutbackAustralia #CountryMusic #AussiePub #RuralAustralia #PubLife #AustralianMusic #FolkCountry #SlimDusty #CountryPub #AussieMusic #PubCulture #TraditionalCountry