When The Rain Tumbles Down In July Song Lyrics and Chords
When The Rain Tumbles Down In July Song Lyrics and Chords by Slim Dusty
When The Rain Tumbles Down In July
Written and Recorded by Slim Dusty
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Let me wander
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north to the
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homestead
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out further on there to
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roam
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gully in flood let me
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linger
When the summery sunshine has
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flown
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the logs tangle
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up on the
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creek
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clouds fill the old northern
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sky
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cattle move back from the
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lowlands
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down in
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The settlers with
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sad hearts are
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watching
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rise of the stream from the
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dawn
Their
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best crops are always in
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flood
reach
If it rises much more they'll be
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gone
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cattle string
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out along the
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fences
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wind from the south races
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by
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limbs from the old gums have
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fallen
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July
The sleeping
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gums on the
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hillside
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Awaken to herds strayin'
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by
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flats where the fences have
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vanished
As the storm clouds gather on
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high
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wheels of the
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wagons stop
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turning
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stock horses turned out to
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stray
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old station dogs are a-
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dozin'
On the husks in the barn through the
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day
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drover draws
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rein by the
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river
Its
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years since he's seen it so
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high
Yes and
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that's just a story of
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homeward
When the rain tumbles
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down in
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July
FAQ
Who sang the the song When The Rain Tumbles Down In July?
- The song When The Rain Tumbles Down In July was sang by Slim Dusty.
Who is Slim Dusty?
- Slim Dusty, AO MBE (born David Gordon Kirkpatrick 13 June 1927 - 19 September 2003) was an Australian country music singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. He was an Australian cultural icon and one of the country's most awarded stars, with a career spanning nearly seven decades and producing numerous recordings. He was known to record songs in the legacy of Australia, particularly of bush life and renowned Australian bush poets Henry Lawson and Banjo Paterson that represented the lifestyle. The music genre was coined the "bush ballad", a style first made popular by Buddy Williams, the first artist to perform the genre in Australia, and also for his many trucking songs.
Slim Dusty "released more than a hundred albums, selling more than seven million records and earning over 70 gold and platinum album certifications". He was the first Australian to have a No. 1 international hit song, with a version of Gordon Parsons' "A Pub with No Beer". He received an unequalled 45 Golden Guitar and an Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) award. He was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame and Australian Roll of Renown. At the time of his death, at the age of 76, Dusty had been working on his 106th album for EMI Records. In 2007, his domestic record sales in Australia surpassed seven million. During his lifetime, Dusty was considered an Australian National Treasure. He performed "Waltzing Matilda", a very famous song in Australia, at the closing ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.