River Trade (Irish)

Chorus

Raise up your hands for the sunburnt land

Where the Murray runs wide and free

Long days behind, old friends in mind

We’re richer than we can see

Post-Chorus

Oh, oh, rollin’ slow

Oh, oh, where the south winds blow

Verse 2

Laughin’ campfire on red dust clay

Homespun stories that never stray

From ballads of rain, the drought’s old tune

Hope comes easy beneath that moon

Pre-Chorus

Pipe’s got a leak, but spirits won’t fade

Still the river calls us home

We learn to mend with the hands we’ve made

And never walk alone

Chorus

Raise up your hands for the sunburnt land

Where the Murray runs wide and free

Long days behind, old friends in mind

We’re richer than we can see

Post-Chorus

Oh, oh, rollin’ slow

Oh, oh, where the south winds blow

Bridge

Sunrise gold on a weathered deck

Old dogs barkin’ at shadows they check

A letter from home tucked in my vest

The river replies with a gentle jest

Chorus

Raise up your hands for the sunburnt land

Where the Murray runs wide and free

Long days behind, old friends in mind

We’re richer than we can see

Post-Chorus

Oh, oh, rollin’ slow

Oh, oh, where the south winds blow