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The Australian Folk Songs These are the songs as Cobbers sang them, on stage and on record. As with most folk songs, there are many variants and no one of them is "right". Links are to full lyrics of each song. If you need a translation of an Aussie word click here. |
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| The Albany Immigrant | Recorded 1979 on Bushland Dreaming |
| All For Me Grog | Recorded 1974 on All For Me Grog |
| Another Fall of Rain | Recorded 1974 on All For Me Grog. 1979 Louisiana Hayride |
| 'Ard Tack | Not recorded or recorded but not released |
| Andy's Gone With Cattle | Not recorded or recorded but not released |
| Australia From Celts To Cobbers | Recorded 1976 on Australia From Celts To Cobbers |
| Barbeque Song | Recorded 1982 on Cobbers By Request and also released as a single |
| The Band Played Waltzing Matilda | Not recorded or recorded but not released |
| The Banks of the Condamine | Not recorded or recorded but not released |
| The Ballad Of Ben Hall | Recorded 1976 on Australia From Celts To Cobbers |
| The Black Velvet Band | Recorded 1974 on All For Me Grog, 1979 on Louisiana Hayride, 1980 on Cobbers By Request |
| Blow The Man Down | Recorded 1985 on Rolling Home |
| Bluey Brink |
Unreleased concert recording Cobbers at Dallas Brookes 1977. Mark "Blossom" Brown reciting. Noises in background are Maity Swallow acting out the poem |
| Bonny Jess | Recorded 1980 on Portraits of Australian Women |
| Botany Bay | Recorded on Listen to the Band 1978 |
| Brisbane Ladies | Recorded on Bushland Dreaming 1979 |
| Broken-Down Squatter | Not recorded or recorded but not released |
| Bullocky-O | Recorded on Listen to the Band 1978 |
| The Bush Girl | Recorded 1980 on Portraits of Australian Women |
| The Catalpa | Recorded 1976 on Australia From Celts To Cobbers also 1984 on radio play of same name |
| Clair | Recorded 1980 on Portraits of Australian Women |
| Click Go the Shears | Recorded on Listen to the Band 1978 and Cobbers' Dance Party 1986 |
| The Cockies Of Bungaree | Recorded 1977 on Cobbers |
| Coleraine | Recorded 1982 on Cobbers By Request |
| The Cross Of The South | Recorded 1976 on Australia From Celts To Cobbers and 1979 on Bushland Dreaming |
| Daisy Bates | Recorded 1980 on Portraits of Australian Women |
| Dennis O'Reilly | Recorded 1974 on All For Me Grog |
| The Diggins-Oh | Recorded for ABC radio drama, "Children of Gold" |
| The Dogs' Meeting | Recorded 1977 on Cobbers |
| The Drover's Dream | Recorded 1977 on Cobbers |
| Eliza - The Legend of Eliza Emily Donnithorne | Recorded 1980 on Portraits of Australian Women |
| The Endangered Species | Recorded as single for Mountain Cattlemen's Association and on Australian Legends (Sampler) |
| Euabalong Ball | Recorded 1977 on Cobbers |
| Factory Lad | Recorded 1982 on Cobbers By Request |
| Farmers Of Australia | Recorded on Australian Legends (Sampler) |
| The Fergy Tractor | Recorded 1979 on Bushland Dreaming |
| Fiddler's Green | Recorded 1985 on Rolling Home |
| Flash Jack From Gundagai | Recorded 1977 on Cobbers and 1979 on Bushland Dreaming |
| Gentle Annie | Not recorded or recorded but not released |
| Girls In Our Town | Recorded 1980 on Portraits of Australian Women |
| Give Me A Hut In My Own Native Land | Not recorded or recorded but not released |
| Going Home | Recorded 1979 on Bushland Dreaming and twice on singles |
| The Green New Chum | Recorded for ABC radio drama, "Children of Gold" |
| Haul Away Joe | Recorded 1985 on Rolling Home |
| Haul 'Em Away | Recorded 1985 on Rolling Home |
| Herbert Hoover's Love Song | Recorded 1980 on Louisiana Hayride |
| How McDougall Topped The Score | Recorded 1979 on Bushland Dreaming |
| Itinerants | Not recorded or not released |
| It's On | Recorded 1979 on Bushland Dreaming |
| Jack Lefroy | Recorded 1977 on Cobbers |
| Jim Jones at Botany Bay | Live shows only Recordings exist but lost |
| Johnny Todd | Recorded 1985 on Rolling Home |
| The Ballad Of The Kelly Gang | Recorded 1976 on Australia From Celts To Cobbers |
| The Kookaburra Laughed | Recorded on Listen to the Band 1978 |
| Kookaburra Sits On The Old Gum Tree | Recorded on Listen to the Band 1978 |
| Lachlan Tigers | Recorded 1977 on Cobbers and 1979 on Bushland Dreaming |
| Lazy Harry's | Recorded 1977 on Cobbers |
| Leave Her Johnny | Recorded 1982 on Cobbers By Request |
| Leaving Nancy | Recorded 1980 on Portraits of Australian Women |
| Leaving of Liverpool | Recorded 1985 on Rolling Home |
| Lime Juice Tub | Recorded 1977 on Cobbers |
| Look Out Below | Recorded for ABC radio drama, "Children of Gold" |
| Lord Franklin | Recorded 1985 on Rolling Home |
| Maggie May | Recorded 1979 on Bushland Dreaming |
| Mary Called Him Mister | Recorded 1980 on Portraits of Australian Women |
| Maryborough Miner | Recorded 1979 on Bushland Dreaming |
| The Miner | Recorded for ABC radio drama, "Children of Gold" |
| Moreton Bay | Recorded 1976 on Australia From Celts To Cobbers |
| Ned Kelly’s Farewell to Greta | Recorded 1980 on Portraits of Australian Women |
| New York Girls | Recorded 1985 on Rolling Home |
| Nine Miles From Gundagai | Not recorded or recorded but not released |
| No Man's Land | Recorded 1979 on Bushland Dreaming |
| Not In The Joke | Not recorded or recorded but not released |
| Now I'm Easy | Recorded on Cobbers By Request 1982 |
| The Old Bark Hut | Recorded on Listen to the Band 1978 |
| The Old Palmer Song | Not recorded or recorded but not released |
| One Of The Has-beens | Recorded on Listen to the Band 1978 |
| The Ould Triangle | Not recorded or recorded but not released |
| Outward Bound | Recorded 1985 on Rolling Home |
| Paddy Works on the Railway | Recorded 1974 on All For Me Grog |
| Poor Ned | Recorded 1982 on Cobbers By Request |
| Put A Light In Every Country Window | Recorded 1982 on Cobbers By Request |
| Queensland Overlanders | Recorded 1977 on Cobbers |
| Queensland Whalers | Not recorded or recorded but not released |
| The Reedy Lagoon | Recorded on Cobbers 1977 and Cobbers' Dance Party 1986 |
| Reedy River | Recorded 1980 on Portraits of Australian Women |
| Rolling Home | Recorded 1985 on Rolling Home |
| The Ryebuck Shearer | Recorded 1974 on All For Me Grog |
| Sandy Hollow Line | Recorded 1982 on Cobbers By Request |
| The Sandy Maranoa | Recorded 1986 on Cobbers' Dance Party |
| Scots Of The Riverina | Recorded 1976 on Australia From Celts To Cobbers |
| The Shamrock Shore | Recorded 1975 on All for me Grog and 1983 on Cooney's Brew - Christy Cooney solo |
| The Ship Repairing Men | Recorded 1979 on Bushland Dreaming |
| Shores Of Australia | Recorded 1982 on Cobbers By Request |
| The Sloop John B | Recorded 1985 on Rolling Home |
| South Australia | Recorded 1976 on Australia From Celts To Cobbers and 1979 on Bushland Dreaming |
| The Springtime It Brings on the Shearing | Recorded 1978 on Listen to the Band and 1986 on Cobbers' Dance Party |
| Stalky's Song | Recorded 1976 on Australia From Celts To Cobbers |
| Stir The Wallaby Stew | Recorded 1977 on Cobbers |
| The Streets Of Forbes | Recorded 1979 on Bushland Dreaming |
| Stringybark And Greenhide | Recorded 1986 on Cobbers' Dance Party |
| Ten Thousand Miles Away | Recorded 1979 on Bushland Dreaming |
| Travelling Down The Castlereagh | Recorded 1974 on All For Me Grog and 1986 on Cobbers' Dance Party |
| Waltzing Matilda | Recorded 1976 on Australia From Celts To Cobbers and 1979 on Bushland Dreaming |
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Recorded 1982 on Single (B side), and on Busker at heart - John Armstrong solo |
| Westgate - The Planner's Dream | Recorded 1979 on Bushland Dreaming |
| Westgate - Johnny's Gone To The Westgate | Recorded 1979 on Bushland Dreaming |
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Recorded 1979 on Bushland Dreaming |
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| What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor | Recorded 1985 on Rolling Home |
| Widgegoers Joe (The Backblock Shearer) | Recorded 1974 on All For Me Grog |
| Wild Colonial Boy | Recorded on Listen to the Band 1978 |
| Yo-ho Little Fishies | Recorded 1985 on Rolling Home |
| You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone | Recorded 1974 on All For Me Grog |
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