Paxter Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Time for a new Aussies' thread.And to celebrate, a true classic from Mr Kelly :thumbsup:. Sydney, 1926, this is the story of a manJust a kid in from the sticks, just a kid with a planSt George took a gamble, played him in first gradePretty soon that young man showed them how to flash the bladeAnd at the age of nineteen he was playing for the StateFrom Adelaide to Brisbane the runs did not abateHe hit 'em hard, he hit 'em straight He was more than just a batsmanHe was something like a tideHe was more than just one manHe could take on any sideThey always came for Bradman 'cause fortune used to hide in the palm of his hand A team came out from EnglandWally Hammond wore his felt hat like a chiefAll through the summer of '28, '29 they gave the greencaps no reliefSome reputations came to griefThey say the darkest hour is right before the dawnAnd in the hour of greatest slaughter the great avenger is being bornBut who then could have seen the shape of things to comeIn Bradman's first test he went for eighteen and for oneThey dropped him like a gunNow big Maurice Tate was the trickiest of them allAnd a man with a wisecracking habitBut there's one crack that won't stop ringing in his ears"Hey Whitey, that's my rabbit"Bradman never forgot it He was more than just a batsmanHe was something like a tideHe was more than just one manHe could take on any sideThey always came for Bradman 'cause fortune used to hide in the palm of his hand England 1930 and the seed burst into flowerAll of Jackson's grace failed him, it was Bradman was the powerHe murdered them in Yorkshire, he danced for them in KentHe laughed at them in Leicestershire, Leeds was an eventThree hundred runs he took and rewrote all the booksThat really knocked those gentsThe critics could not comprehend this nonchalant phenomenon"Why this man is a machine," they said. "Even his friends say he isn't human"Even friends have to cut something He was more than just a batsmanHe was something like a tideHe was more than just one manHe could take on any sideThey always came for Bradman 'cause fortune used to hide in the palm of his hand Summer 1932 and Captain Douglas had a planWhen Larwood bowled to Bradman it was more than man to manAnd staid Adelaide nearly boiled over as rage ruled over senseWhen Oldfield hit the ground they nearly jumped the fenceNow Bill Woodfull was as fine a man as ever went to wicketAnd the bruises on his body that day showed that he could stick itBut to this day he's still quoted and only he could wear it"There's two teams out there today and only one of them's playing cricket." He was longer than a memory, bigger than a townHis feet they used to sparkle and he always kept them on the groundFathers took their sons who never lost the sound of the roar of the grandstand Now shadows they grow longer and there's so mush more yet to be toldBut we're not getting any younger, so let the part tell the wholeNow the players all wear colours, the circus is in townI can no longer go down there, down to that sacred ground He was more than just a batsmanHe was something like a tideHe was more than just one manHe could take on any sideThey always came for Bradman 'cause fortune used to hide in the palm of his hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brook Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I disapprove of cricket but approve of Paul Kelly lyrics, this is very confusing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 I disapprove of cricket but approve of Paul Kelly lyrics, this is very confusing...Haha, there's no escaping Kelly's mastery:He murdered them in Yorkshire, he danced for them in KentHe laughed at them in Leicestershire, Leeds was an eventJust beautiful stuff IMO. The Woodfull quote is incredible as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brook Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 The man is a genius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamsputnik Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Never heard that song, great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski the Swift Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 It has nothing on the Newcastle song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screaming Turkey Reborn Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I get the feeling Paxter is a fan of cricket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamsputnik Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 By the way Pax, you've successfully induced in me such homesickness that I am currently listening to Slim Dusty play 'Waltzing Matilda'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubby Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 By the way Pax, you've successfully induced in me such homesickness that I am currently listening to Slim Dusty play 'Waltzing Matilda'...Some things to assist with the homesickness, Adam: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamsputnik Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Some things to assist with the homesickness, Adam: Bloody Hell mate, this song is a real blast from the past! Haven't heard it in God knows how long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 I get the feeling Paxter is a fan of cricket.How droll ST. But Horza still has you beaten in the dry sense of humour stakes...By the way Pax, you've successfully induced in me such homesickness that I am currently listening to Slim Dusty play 'Waltzing Matilda'...Listening to Kelly had the same effect on me when I was away, but don't know if it would make me resort to Dusty. How long are you planning on staying stateside? Every time I play this song I kind of cringe at how bad it is ("me, I like football"), but when you're singing it in a crowded pub during AFL finals it seems to take on a life of its own :dunno:. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamsputnik Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Listening to Kelly had the same effect on me when I was away, but don't know if it would make me resort to Dusty. How long are you planning on staying stateside?I'll be here a while. I've actually lived here seven years now. Got married, have a house and all of that. Of course, we're actually underwater in our mortgage since the real estate marked in Atlanta dropped like a bomb and is still only just now beginning to recover. So I'm going to have to be patient, but I reckon once things pick up I can probably convince my wife to give things a try in Oz. That is probably at least a few years down the track though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 I'll be here a while. I've actually lived here seven years now. Got married, have a house and all of that. Of course, we're actually underwater in our mortgage since the real estate marked in Atlanta dropped like a bomb and is still only just now beginning to recover. So I'm going to have to be patient, but I reckon once things pick up I can probably convince my wife to give things a try in Oz. That is probably at least a few years down the track though.Damn, sorry to hear about the housing situation. In the meantime, there's always the board to get the Aussie/AFL talk out of the system :thumbsup:. Also, make sure you let us know if you're ever holidaying in Aus so that we can organise a meet (we're always looking for excuses to meet-up these days). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamsputnik Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Damn, sorry to hear about the housing situation. In the meantime, there's always the board to get the Aussie/AFL talk out of the system :thumbsup:. Also, make sure you let us know if you're ever holidaying in Aus so that we can organise a meet (we're always looking for excuses to meet-up these days).Oh, I'll be coming down in July/August for a couple of weeks actually. I'll be spending a lot of time with my family and friends and just seeing the lay of the land again so I don't know if I could squeeze in a meet up, but I can see what I can do!First time back since I left actually.BTW I have my fix of the footy from Bigfooty - that place is great for someone in my situation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski the Swift Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Wait a minute, first time I've seen this thread on a computer instead of my iPhone, Western Australian Secession... pffft. Good riddance I say. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horza Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Seriously, let them do it. Then reconquer them and rename the place Poo Land or something equally cutting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubby Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Wait a minute, first time I've seen this thread on a computer instead of my iPhone, Western Australian Secession... pffft. Good riddance I say. :rolleyes:Yeah now you see, I like the Eastern States. We have to have someone to look up to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldLordPlumm Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I recently brewed some beer from U-Brew-It and learned it is actually as WA started chain. All these eastern staters drinking brews equivelant to Emu Bitter etc.I got some honey beer and put some 'chocolate' in it. Word of warning which they don't tell you, all 6 cartons (approx 100) cans need to be refridgerated right away. So you better have a second fridge.Americans adore Julia GillardAmericans love gushing rhetoric. Australians don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horza Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 We do, but no one likes it like the yanks.Not that her trip has gotten much coverage over there - Aussies never actually do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamsputnik Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 We do, but no one likes it like the yanks.Not that her trip has gotten much coverage over there - Aussies never actually do.We're just not that important to them. As for as the yanks are concerned, we are an important source of kangaroos, koala (bears) and ockers. That's about as far as it goes for many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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