Slim Dusty - I’ve Been, Seen and Done That lyrics

rate me

I've seen the earth baked by the sun,

Cracked and black on the Queensland run,

Seen blue water and sugar cane,

Smelled it's sweetness after rain,

Against a blazing northern sky,

I have seen the wedge-tails fly,

And in a winter heart and long,

Heard the call of the currawong,

And I've seen the Snowy Mountains high,

An' I know how the mountain men can ride,

And I'll always remember an Ill be glad,

That I've been, I've seen an' I've done that.

I've seen people come an' seen them go,

Heard their laughter an' their woe,

Seen them prosper, seen them thrive,

Seen them battle to survive,

I have heard the music of this land,

In it's river, its rocks and trees and sand,

The click of singing sticks and didgeridoo,

As dancers tell the legends old and new,

And beneath the iron ranges of the west,

I have walked through desert-pea and spinefex,

And I'll always remember an Ill be glad,

That I've been, I've seen an' I've done that.

By the lakes and forests tall,

I've heard the Gippsland Bellbirds call,

Felt the heat and terror wild,

Beating back the roaring red bush fire,

I've tasted the vintage of the south,

Followed the Murray to its mouth,

I've stood where our forebears came in chains,

They'd never know their prison grim today,

And where ever and how far I may go,

My country is implanted in my soul,

For I'll always remember an Ill be glad,

That I've been, I've seen an' Ive loved that;

For I'll always remember an Ill be glad,

That I've been, I've seen an' Ive loved that;

[From his Album: "Ringer From the Top End"

Transcribed: Marten Busstra 2011]