Slim Dusty - No Bids For The Bay lyrics

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How much am I bid for the bay in the pound said the blustering young auctioneer

Hes a rough lookin one but Id say he is sound come on now is it a hundred I hear

Trendy horse dealers or so they are named are paupers of feelings today

No profits they see and they cannot be blamed for turning blind eyes to the bay

Trademarks of spurs I can see at a glance saddle marks too are displayed

And Ill bet station bullocks got no second chance at claiming their scrub from the bay

That riding school gentleman on the top rail your credit is good here today

And its certain to be your best bet at the sale come on now a bid for the bay, come on

That bay in the pound with the big running star and those stony bred hardy black hooves

A bit out of place but a lot out of class I can tell from the way that he moves

And the fire in his eye and his brand neatly etched they mean nothing to most here to see

But they prior decided the price that hed fetch when they sold that old stockhorse to me

In the eyes of a few he may look a bit rough but his mettle and courage show through

And he readily settles himself to my touch in the way all good stockhorses do

Now he nuzzles the back of my hand as I stroke his brow with his star turning pale

And hes run his last cattle this classy old bloke and hes found a new mate at the sale

And hes found a new mate at the sale, and hes found a new mate at the sale

[From the Album "'99 Ninty Nine" 1999

Barcoo Bill]