Stock Horses - Slim Dusty

Now that you mention stock horses and some of the good ones we’ve known

My memory goes back to old swagman the pick of all Queensland that roan

Yes you’re right that is quite a tall order but I rode the swagman not you

Mark my words that old horse was a champion among all the good ones we knew

It’s a long while ago I’m not sure now of the name of that big dappled grey

And that good Arab stallion Carnarvon then owned remember we called him Ishmay

What became of that mare we named music oh remember the baldy face bay

She was foaled in the same year as sister what a price they would both fetch

today, hey

And another I think we named pistol would you ever forget old Karoo

That’s the chestnut that threw every ringer I believe this included me too

Did you ever draft bullocks on gunman or take a night watch on old scamp

Now there was a gem in the timber when bad cattle rushed from the camp

Wait I almost missed naming another was it banjo yeah that was his name

And you christened him that when I broke him half brother to music and game

Through the scrub he was worth a king’s ransom not many like banjo were bred

He was not much to look at not handsome with his small and pony like head

You’re a bloke who has been amongst horses did you ever ride better than they

that we bred with the dash of the Arab oh they don’t come as good mate today

Bring your swag over here by the horse yard let’s turn in the hour is late

Kick the end of that log on the fire and call me for breakfast old mate

Kick the end of that log on the fire and call me for breakfast old mate