Answer To A Pub With No Beer - Slim Dusty

Where the hills roll away, from a small country town

There are hearts filled with sorrow as the word spread around

And the jackass won’t laugh, as there’s no jokes to hear

So let me tell you the reason for the pub with no beer

Broken down on the track, 'cause he stripped out the gear

There’s the old grey blitz wagon, the one with the beer

And the driver’s near mad, standin' scratchin' his ear

He knows just what they’re thinkin', at the pub with no beer

When the drover rides out and draws straight by the truck

He joins in with the driver and curses their luck

«Where's Billy the blacksmith, we could do with him here»

But Bill’s moved on to Grafton where the brewery stands near

So the drover rides back, with a brilliant idea

He rides hard in the saddle till the town’s drawin' near

He dismounts in the lane and the dog cringes near

And the swaggie’s just leavin' the pub with no beer

There’s exitement all round as the drover tells where

The old blitzen bus is, on the plain way out there

Every man that can ride." says the drover to all

«Saddle up, let’s get movin', and bring back the haul.»

When the boys rode back in, what a strange sight they made

They charged into the pound, like the old light brigade

With tow ropes and tackle, they all pulled as one

And the old blitz moved faster than she ever had done

Soon the kegs were rolled in, one was placed on the bar

It filled all the glasses, every jug and each jar

Then the word passed around, and they all gave a cheer

And there was laughter once more, in the pub with no beer