Pint Pot and Billy

DESCRIPTION: The singer apparently struck it rich in Australia and returned to join the high society in Britain. But he hates it: "Now I am stranded on my own native shore, I'll go back to Australia to the goldfields again." No one understands him; he wants to go home
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1973
KEYWORDS: Australia home gold
FOUND IN: Australia
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Fahey-Eureka-SongsThatMadeAustralia, pp. 116-117, "Pint Pot and Billy" (1 text, 1 tune)
Fahey-PintPotAndBilly, p. 20, "Pint Pot and Billy" (1 text)
File: FaE116

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