Slim Dusty - Dreamin' on the Sliprail lyrics

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Just dreamin' on the sliprail as the sun sinks on the hill,

Thinkin' of the fool I was and what I might be still,

For drink was my companion and all work a drudgery,

I had no time for gardens and thought God had no time for me.

And then I met my darlin' girl, so kind and sweet was she,

An angel sent from heav'n above, awoke the man in me,

And now no axe, no ploughs nor hole will ever make me shirk,

I have a farmer family and know the joy of work.

The gentle breezes seem to bring God's message from the blue,

And in my baby's smiling eyes I see God smiling too,

I feel his presence with me now while all is hushed and still,

Just dreamin' on the sliprail as the sun sinks on the hill.

Just dreamin' on the sliprail as the sun sinks on the hill,

Thinkin' of the fool I was and what I might be still,

For drink was my companion and all work a drudgery,

I had no time for gardens and thought God had no time for me.

[From his album: "Encores"

Transcribed: Marten Busstra 2010]