Way out back of the Coolgardie Round the turn of the century Two riders came out of the west They were lookin` for the colour of gold Trading on an old red blanket Took `em in a young boy Passed him on to a pearl lugger That was Java bound outa Roebuck Bay The crew were mainly Manila men And the young boy must have known He`d never be back now Down in the red sand Manila-man got the machete Manila-man cut him down cold Die with the Balander boss on a lugger Could not have been more Than twelve years old Looking out on a clear sky As the sun beats down on her head A mother alone Fails to understand And as the long years go by Just an old red blanket to dry The tears for the son Who`ll never be home Down in the red sand
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