Slim Dusty Lyrics-Sittin' on the Old Front Verandah
Oh the old front verandah was the place with its bed and homemade stool
And an old grapevine in the summertime that tried to keep things cool
After tea at night you’d all sit quiet with the friendly bush around yer
Watch the moon come up and light the land sittin’ on the old front verandah
Watch the moon come up and light the land, sittin’ on the old front verandah
When the days were warm you’d rise at dawn and work ‘til dinnertime
Corned beef and spuds and damper mate went down well each time
Then time for a doze but stone the crows the flies would always find yer
But it was good to stretch out on the boards, dozin’ on the old front verandah
It was good to stretch out on the boards, oh yeah, dozin’ on the old front verandah
I used to ride up the old creek road when my heart was young and bold
To a certain homestead and a girl that I almost made my own
We’d sneak away in the pale moonlight but the kids would always find yer
But we’d do alright later in the night sittin’ on the old front verandah
Yeah we’d hug and kiss later in the night oh yeah, sittin’ on the old front verandah
Oh yeah the old front verandah was the place with its bed and homemade stool
And an old grapevine in the summertime that tried to keep things cool
And when the sun went down and the moon come up with a hard days work behind yer
You always felt so good somehow sittin’ on the front verandah
Yes life it always seemed so good, sittin’ on the old front verandah