Slim Dusty - Beautiful Queensland lyrics

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You have all read the wonderful stories

Of the countries far over the sea

From whence came our ancestors

To establish this land of the free

There are some folk who still like to travel

To see what they have over there

But when they go look, it's not like the book

And they find there is none to compare

With beautiful, beautiful Queensland

Out where the wild flowers grow (flowers grow)

We're proud of our beautiful climate

Where we never see ice or snow

You can live on the plains or the mountains

Or down where the sea breezes blow

And you're still in beautiful Queensland

The most wonderful state that I know

An old timer called the (Missing word)

And the fiddle was playing three quarter

I held your hand with a new wedding band

While Nelly sang Alan Water

And even now when we're older dear

I still hold a sweet memory

Of our wedding ball and the bridal waltz

They played for you and me

[From his album: "Another Aussie Sing Song"

Contributed: Marten Busstra 2009]