Sir Henry

from Pigdogs Orchids and Paraburdoo by Ken McDonald Music

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Sir Henry

Born in a poor surrounding
No education a boy rebounding
Making rope and cracking stone
Breaking his back and aching bones
No place like England in 1823

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And we’re living in the memory
Of good old Sir Henry
Good old Sir Henry the Premier
Of New South Wales
He’s 165 and very much alive

Packed his woman and his misfortune
Sailed to Sydney another dawning
Was greeted by an endless scrub
A new domain of fire and flood
No place like Australia in 1843

Chorus

How did you see the future
Was it linked to your past
Why leave your native country
And sail to the wilderness
How did you keep things moving
What made your spirit last
What stopped you going under
Were you from another class

Fought long and hard for education
Built the railways then Federation
Moved the people of this land
Building a vision for the common man
No place like Australia in the 1990’s

Chorus

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from Pigdogs Orchids and Paraburdoo, released May 13, 2012

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Ken McDonald Music Brisbane, Australia

G’day, I am Ken McDonald, a singer songwriter who has been writing songs for over 40 years. I started recording albums for fun about 10 years ago. I have completed five albums, some with the help of family and friends.

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