WHITESTONE
(S.Storer 2021)
Do you have a place where you can rest at ease
A little bit of water the birds the earth the trees
Do have a home when the lightning shows
A little heaven on earth for a second or so
CH
Whitestone water wash my soul
And take me down where the crocodiles roll
Do have a dawn where birds in chorus sing
Ripples on the water peaceful Barra sink
Down deep into the shadows of that lemon scented gum
Better get up and start moving check the cattle grab a gun
CH
Whitestone water wash my soul
And take me down where the crocodiles roll
Whitestone water fireflies flashing
Oh I breathe you out and you breathe me in again
Do you have a worry that holds onto your heart
Slip into my chair and watch the water
CH
Whitestone water wash my soul
And take me down where the crocodiles roll
Whitestone water fireflies flashing
Oh I breathe you out and you breathe me in again
Whitestone water wash my soul
And take me down where the crocodiles roll
Whitestone water fireflies flashing
Oh I breathe you out and you breathe me in again
Oh I breathe you out and you breathe me in again
Oh I breathe you out… and you breathe me in again
SONGWRITER
(S.Storer ’22)
They want to hear about a truckies heart
They want to hear about a lover’s sin
They want to sing about the drought and flood
And songs that leave them wondering
They want to hear about what Aussies do
Is it the outback that pulls them in?
And songs that make ‘em cry like lonely fools
Because it’s like you wrote it just for them
Ch
Songwriter…write me a song
Take me along…with you
They want to sing along with every word
Who’ll make the gravy for a drover’s wife
And feel the pride of every countryman
True blue plays as you say goodbye
Busted broken and hanging on
They want to hear about their little town
I won’t forget the day you sang along
As beautiful circles go around
CH
Songwriter…write me a song
Take me along…
Songwriter…write me a song
Take me along… with you
Oh my imaginations just gone wild
Down the race they’re coming fake and true
I’d have a drafting gate on every smile
Truck bush block ‘em bush ‘em
Don’t let them through
CH
Songwriter…write me a song
Take me along…
Songwriter…write me a song
Take me along…with you
Oh with you
SHOW ME
(S.Storer & G.Storer 2021)
Don’t look down your nose at me
You don’t know my history
This book cover it aint brand new
But the pages are thick & speak of love & truth
Don’t be calling the kettle black
Don’t run ‘em down behind their back
My dad may have worked the plough
But he taught us all when to shut our mouths
You tell me to walk in a straight line
And I say how is that done? Show me!
How is that done? Show me!
How is that done? Show me!
Don’t look down your nose at me
These old clothes fit perfectly
My kids are wild and my heart’s a mess
Is there something you need to get off your chest?
You tell me to walk in a straight line
And I say how is that done? Show me!
How is that done? Show me!
How is that done? Show me!
Don’t look down your nose again
This is my home where I began
I may be rough but I got a heart of gold
It’s time my friend you were told
You tell me to walk in a straight line
And I say how is that done? Show me!
How is that done? Show me!
How is that done? Show me!
How is that done? Why don’t you show me!
How is that done? Why don’t you show me!
How is that done? Come on and show me!
PEDAL PUSH N PEDAL
(G.Storer 2021)
Well the road is straight and goes up away
Through a lovely little valley that they managed to save
Oh I let a car go by and the kids all wave
I’m going to pedal push and pedal
Pedal push and pedal my day away
Well my tyres are tight and I roll along
And a valley stream whispers a pedalling song
Oh I’m alive I’m alive with every breath that I take
Oh I’m going to pedal push and pedal
Pedal push and pedal my day away
Ch
And If I get tired I’ll find a shady tree
Have a snooze for a while or two might slip into a dream
Then go a drifting high across a distant ridge
Get a wing feathered view yeah that’s what I’ll do
Just swing off the breeze
Then a vicious willy wag tail has a word with me
He plays it real straight mate, stay away from my family
Oh now I’m wide awake and I obey
Yeah I’m going to pedal push and pedal
Pedal push and pedal my day away
Ch
Got a rusty chain I got a rusty knee
But I’ve got spike proof tyres
Nothing’s stopping me
Might go a drifting high across a distant ridge
Yeah get a wing feathered view yeah that’s what I’ll do
Just swing off the breeze
I don’t go fast in fact I go real slow
Let the bush do it’s work let all the other stuff go
Cause I’m alive I’m alive with every breath I take
I’m going to pedal push and pedal
Pedal push and pedal my day away
I’m going to pedal push and pedal
Pedal push and pedal my day away
I’m going to pedal push and pedal
Pedal push and pedal my day away yeah
DUST KIDS
(G.Storer 2017)
Look at these little dust kids
All along the Bullagreen Lane
Born in the dust with not one drop of rain
Oh they’ll be tough these little dust kids
And wherever they may roam
Get a wiff of dust close their eyes
And they’ll be home
Look at those little dust feet
I tell ya they’re cat head proof
With a nic and cut
And a toe nail half gone too
Well I don’t envy those little dust feet
By gee they’ve got a job to do
They take orders from the top
Then they’re hopping like a kangaroo
Look at this little dust kid
Sharing her food with blue
One for me and bluey two for you
Now Bluey’s heart has melted
And he’ll protect his little mate
From a rogue pig dog
To a pissed off trod on snake
Look at this little dust kid
Waiting at the gate for uncle Ben
We’ll get a ride on the bikes
And go and check the bulls
Oh he loves his uncle Benny
And he’s gunna be just like him
Get a big mo mo bike
And make those tyres spin
Look at these little dust kids
All along the Bullagreen Lane
Born in the dust with not one drop of rain
They’ll be tough these little dust kids
And wherever they may roam
Get a wiff of dust close their eyes
Well they’ll be home
Yeah get a wiff of dust close their eyes
Well they’ll be home
Yer a nice wiff of dust
Yeah what we need now is some little mud kids
DRIFT AWAY
(S.Storer & G.Storer 2021)
Let the morning sleep
Let the heat retire
Breeze lifts you up like fallen leaves
And as you lay down last
Your bed is soft as clover
No more pain
Drift away
Let the morning sleep
And let the weeds grow wild
Leave the gate wide open
And free
And as you fill the earth
It soaks you up like raindrops
No more pain
Drift away
Let the morning sleep
Let your boots retire
Breeze lifts you up
Like fallen leaves
Oh it will take you places
So you can see your father
No more pain
Drift away
No more pain
Drift away
THE TANK
(G.Storer ’12)
Oh it’s so hot I can’t breathe
I’ve been out here all day just chasing sheep
I can’t sweat and I can’t eat
That big burning ball is a cooking me
Gunna strain the barb and close the gate
Hungry stock well they’ll have to wait
Gunna grab Marie that girl of mine
We’ll be down at the tank at sundown time
CH
Down at the tank at sundown time
You bring the watermelon I’ll bring the wine
Sun god be gone leave us alone
Cool muddy water soak our bones
Oh big blue skies one million fly’s
January February go and die
I cooked my truck and my good dog Stan
And you know Stan he was my right hand man
Float to the middle and sink down low
Where the turtles and the fishies and the yabbies go
Me and Marie that girl of mine
We’ll be down at the tank at sundown time
CH
Down at the tank at sundown time
You bring the watermelon I’ll bring the wine
Sun god be gone leave us alone
Cool muddy water soak our bones
Down at the tank at sundown time
You bring the watermelon I’ll bring the wine
Sun god be gone leave us alone
Cool muddy water soak our bones
Well you can do some deep deep thinking dude
When your drifting round on your tractor tube
Like we’re just fleas on a spinning dog
It won’t stop and we can’t get off
Float to the middle and sink down low
Where the turtles and the fishies and the yabbies go
Me and Marie that girl of mine
We’ll be down at the tank at sundown time
CH
Down at the tank at sundown time
You bring the watermelon I’ll bring the wine
Sun god be gone leave us alone
Cool muddy water soak our bones
Down at the tank at sundown time
You bring the watermelon I’ll bring the wine
Sun god be gone leave us alone
Cool muddy water soak our bones
MACHINERY MAN
(G.Storer & S.Storer ’14)
For punishment when he’d gone wrong
His mum wouldn’t let him mow the lawn
And he’d pull apart all his little toys
To see what was going on
And he’d mop the floor at Gun ‘n Sons
Back when they sold Bulldog tractors
So they sent him off to diesel school no surprise
I think it’s what old Bill had factored
CH
Oh he’s a machinery man
Ground in sump oil in his hands
And it’s been there ever since he was a kid
Oh he’s a machinery man
They put a spanner in his hand
And when you think about it
Thank God they did
He did ten years on the DMR
Changing grouser plates on dozers
Then he did stint in the Pilbara
Changing hydraulic hoses
And he’s just a bloody geru on Detroit or a Cummin’s
Right up north right down to Stumpy Creek
He can crack ’em and rebuild them
And do a hot set in his sleep
CH
Oh he’s a machinery man
Ground in sump oil in his hands
And it’s been there ever since he was a kid
Oh he’s a machinery man
They put a spanner in his hand
And when you think about it
Thank God they did
Bill will drive his mum bananas
That boys wired differently
And he can hear a dickie fuel pump
From half way down the street
But he’s just bloody marvel
And his veins are fuelled with diesel not with blood
And you can see him grinning ear to ear
Dropping oil out of a sump
CH
Oh he’s a machinery man
Ground in sump oil in his hands
And it’s been there ever since he was a kid
Oh he’s a machinery man
They put a spanner in his hand
And when you think about it
Thank God they did
Oh he’s a machinery man
Ground in sump oil in his hands
And it’s been there ever since he was a kid
Oh he’s a machinery man
They put a spanner in his hand
And when you think about it
Thank God they did
DREAM AGAIN
(S.Storer & G.Storer 2021)
There are monsters in this place
No bones no feathers just wicked ways
But free to roam eat and prey
No sleep little girl just a big nightmare
No love little girl just more despair
No sparkle in your eyes do the big Gods care?
And if I could I’d break a branch
For a little girl who didn’t stand a chance
And we’d draw love hearts in the sand
And if I could I’d turn back time
Your little hand I’d hold in mine
And we’d fish down on that river bend
And you can dream again
There must be a place has this world gone mad
Big loving hearts and shielding hands
Where ya babies sleep safe from harm
Where a monster growls but he gets knocked down
Where the monster’s house burns to the ground
Where the monster meets the big Gods frown
And if I could I’d run bare feet
With you and footy and a big big dream
Yeah we’d be top dogs and girls would scream
And I could I’d turn back time
You and me sister our hands deep down
Digging for a froggie on that river bend
And you can dream again
If the devil doesn’t take their souls
The Kurdiacha is gunna point his bone
And if I could I’d find a turtle shell
Fulla river water our wishing well
Laughing ‘til our little bellies’ hurt like hell
And if I could I’d turn back time
Race ya cross the river our little legs flying
Two gold medals how it should of have been
And you can dream again
And if I could just turn back time
You can dream again
WHEN WE WERE YOUNG
(Pip Storer ‘20)
July is the month of winter wood and warm fire
When we would chop wood as kids
We would see who could make the flame higher
Fighting over trees in the scrub
Stories about Cowboys and Indians oh oh
But that was when we were young
Nan and Pops house now it’s Uncle Dougs
Rod Stewart what a stud oh oh
When the CMC was on
We would make a dance to any old song
In the lounge room or outside
Oldest sister says that we’ve got it wrong
We would charge a dollar
To watch our concerts
Telling jokes and twirling around
Until someone gets hurt
But that was when we were young
Playing cafes mixing mud in the sun
Making cubby houses it was great fun oh oh
News reporters on the bus ride to school
And choc mud cake that fell on the floor
Picked up hitchhikers of an afternoon
Slamming on the breaks a k from a roo
Reciting plaster master theme song
And out the window goes our Ken barbie doll oh oh
But that was when we were young
First ones on the bus and the last ones off
7.30 start and a 4 o’clock stop oh oh
Tins of milo and home made toffee
Cups of tea at smoko and ice coffee
Pranking uncles with a snake in a bread box
Going shooting looking for a good fox
Riding bikes helping dad with the cows
Eckie the echidna yeah he’s still around
Who can steal the jar off lollies off pop
Whiles he’s sleeping and the tv’s off oh oh
Now everybody’s moving on
And we aren’t so very young
Everybody’s getting older
My little brother’s getting taller
THIS MUSIC’S FOR YOU
(S Storer 2022)
This music’s for you
It’s my little gift
No it’s not your birthday
It’s because I left
So sit down my love
Even though you are sad
You are my song
The best song that I have
I want you to try and it’s hard I know
But it’s your turn woman
Take it all in think of this as a show
And I’m up here singing
This music’s for you
It’s my little gift
And your ticket is for free woman
My special guest
So sing along my darling
Don’t let your blues start a crying
In the rain that beautiful rain
I want you to try and its hard I know
But it’s your turn woman
Take it all in think of this as a show
And I’m up there singing
This music’s for you
My foot’s tap tapping on heavens floor
I know it’s not the kitchen
It’s not the kitchen anymore
I want you to try and it’s hard I know
But it’s your turn woman
Take it all in think of this as a show
And I’m up here singing
I want you to try and it’s hard I know
But it’s your turn woman
Take it all in think of this as a show
and I’m up there singing
This music’s for you
It’s my little gift
Oh this music’s for you … because I left