Red Sand Lyrics - Singles - Cold Chisel

Way out back of the Coolgardie 

Round the turn of the century 

Two riders came out of the west 

They were lookin' for the colour of gold 

Trading on an old red blanket 

Took 'em in a young boy 

Passed him on to a pearl lugger 

That was Java bound outa Roebuck Bay 

The crew were mainly Manila men 

And the young boy must have known 

He'd never be back now 

Down in the red sand 

Manila-man got the machete 

Manila-man cut him down cold 

Die with the Balander boss on a lugger 

Could not have been more 

Than twelve years old 

Looking out on a clear sky 

As the sun beats down on her head 

A mother alone 

Fails to understand 

And as the long years go by 

Just an old red blanket to dry 

The tears for the son 

Who'll never be home 

Down in the red sand 

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