[Verse 1]

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Up here on the slopes and plains
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In the town of Narrabri
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On the banks of the Namoi river
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'Neath the shade of the pretty bird tree
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Oh my brother Daabi died down there
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Neath the willows oh so cool
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Now he walks with our ancestors
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Underneath the Kamilaroi moon

[Chorus]
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Namoi River
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You're home to me
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I sit with you 'neath the pretty bird tree


[Verse 2]

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Early on in life I took to the booze
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And drank away my dreams
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I watched my life flow sadly bye
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Like tear drops down the drain
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So I headed for the river, and became a river rat
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I'd worn out all my welcomes
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No place to hang my hat
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Oh there was cranky Franky and Jackie brown
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with old craigy and me
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And would lay next day like poison dogs
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All around the pretty bird tree


[Chorus]

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Namoi River
               Am
You're home to me
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I'll sit with you 'neath the pretty bird tree


[Verse 3]

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When the howling wind doth wale
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On the Namoi late at night
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You can hear the old ones singing
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As they dance in the pale moon light
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Oh there were many more names I can't recall
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But their faces I still see
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Old whisper smith’s kind face appears
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As I dream of the pretty bird tree


[Chorus]
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Namoi River
                       Am
You're home to me
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I'll sit with you 'neath the pretty bird tree
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I'll be home soon 'neath the pretty bird tree

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