Slim Dusty - Marty текст песни

With the clothes that he stood up in and a smile full of devilment
Marty left the hospital and we wondered where he went
To the nearest bar most likely for I guess he ll never learn
And a few more months and a lot more drinks mean Marty will return

They ll bring him and his flagon in from a barroom floor somewhere
But that s alright with Marty he d as soon be here than there
For there s no one waitin home for him she left him long ago
And a boarding house in old Balmain is the only home he knows

For Marty s one of the losers and there s nothing you can do
Marty s one of the battlers and he s been a good mate to you
But life s got a down on him and that s the way it s bound to end
Doesn t seem fair to Marty everybody s friend


He broke every regulation he bent each and every rule

But how it eased the dreary ward routine when Marty played the fool
Oh his knowing grin and ridicule made a pompous man look small
While Marty smiled a handshake made a friend feel ten feet tall

He s the life of every party and he s loved by everyone
But when the party s over and the drinking is all done
What is left of all the laughter where have all the bright lights gone
To a boarding house in old Balmain and four bare walls alone

For Marty s one of the losers and there s nothing you can do
Marty s one of the battlers and he s been a good mate to you
But life s got a down on him and that s the way it s bound to end
Oh it doesn t seem fair to Marty everybody s friend

[From the LP To Whom It May Concern August 1978
Barcoo Bill]