Gum Trees By the Roadway - Lazy Harry
Tonight here by the roadway
I've been drivin' hard all day
Dreamin' of the old folks
And a homestead over the way
In dreams I see the old place
I'll be there within a week
Where there's gum trees by the roadway
And the willows by the creek
When I see the homestead cattle
As around the place they roam
The old man with the horses
In the fields of gold alone
And mother in the doorway
Just to make this scene complete
With gum trees by the roadway
And the willows by the creek
When you land in trouble
And you're placed behind those bars
That's when you start thinking
Of the country moon and stars
When at last they free you
And you step there out on the street
Nothing then can hold you
From the homestead by the creek
That's why tonight I'm standing
By this cheery roadside fire
Takin' in the country
Underneath the summer stars
From now on you will find me
Where the air is fresh and sweet
Where forever there'll be gum trees
And the willows by the creek
Forever there'll be gum trees
And the willows by the creek
