《Henry Lawson’s Pen (1996 Remaster)》歌词

[00:00:15] Sometimes kind people comment on the ballads I have wrote

[00:00:20] Even though sometimes I sing them on a dry and battered note

[00:00:25] And they always place importance on what's said not sung by men

[00:00:31] For quality's not in the voice but in paper and the pen

[00:00:37] But this song is no great ballad with writing skill attached

[00:00:42] Oh it's just a simple story that I hope your ears will catch

[00:00:47] Of the backgrounds of my ballads and the hours that I spend

[00:00:53] In the bush or at the table with Henry Lawson's pen

[00:01:08] One time when I was travelin' just kind of driftin' round

[00:01:14] I went through Lawson country then on to Grenfell town

[00:01:19] The old mining town was quiet and their parklands thrived with grass

[00:01:24] And the place where this great man was born was marked by stone and brass

[00:01:30] So slowly we walked over then through the iron gate

[00:01:36] Oh we read the masters name plate the old monument looked great

[00:01:41] Then my old mate showed me something in the grass a fountain pen

[00:01:46] Then jokingly he said to me Hey Henry's lost his pen

[00:01:55] So I took some strangers' rusty pen Lord knows who dropped it there

[00:02:00] But I smile and like to think that it was placed with so much care

[00:02:05] And that maybe Lawson left it 'cause he knew I'd be there then

[00:02:10] So I truly try to follow suit with Henry Lawson's pen

[00:02:17] So I like to thank those people that enjoy my old bush songs

[00:02:22] And I'll try to keep them comin' if the good Lord keeps me strong

[00:02:27] So I'll go back to my table and give it a go again

[00:02:32] Cause I love to sing those ballads born from Henry Lawson's pen Hey

[00:02:45] But this song is no great ballad with writing skill attached

[00:02:50] Oh it's just a simple story that I hope your ears will

[00:02:55] Catch

[00:02:56] Of the backgroundsof my ballads and the hours that I spend