To the North, To the North

DESCRIPTION: "To the north, to the north, Where the squatters go bung, Where greenhide's their mainstay... Where for tucker and water you'll often run short While humping your bluey In the land of the north." The singer describes the many problems of life in the north
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1975 (Fahey-Joe-Watson-AustralianTraditionalFolkSinger)
KEYWORDS: travel hardtimes
FOUND IN: Australia
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Fahey-Joe-Watson-AustralianTraditionalFolkSinger, [p. 18, page headed "Ditty: The plains of"], "(no title)" (1 text)
File: FaWTTNTT

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