Redgum was an Australian folk and political music group formed in Adelaide in 1975 by singer-songwriter John Schumann, Michael Atkinson on guitars/vocals and Verity Truman on flute/vocals; they were soon joined by Chris Timms on violin. All four had been students at Flinders University and together developed an intensely passionate and outspoken outlook. They are known for their protest song exploring the impact of war in 1983's "I Was Only Nineteen (A Walk in the Light Green)", which peaked at #1 on the National singles charts.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: Waylon Smithers Subject: Redgum - Poor Ned Date: Tue, 25 Jul 1995 11:23:44 +1000 (EST)
DAGD Eighteen-hundred & 78 was the year I remeber so well DAGD they put my father in an early grave and slung my mother in gaol DA now I don't know whats right or wrong GD but they hung Christ on nails DA 6 kids at home & 2 still on the breast GD they wouldn't even give us bail
( CHORUS:
DA Poor Ned, you're better off dead GD at least you'll get some peace of mind D you're out on the track A they're right on your back GG boy they're gonna hang you high )
You know I wrote a letter 'bout Stringy-Bark Creek so they would understand that I might be a bushranger but I'm not a murdering man I didn't want to shoot Kennedy or that copper Lonnigan he alone could have saved his life by throwing down his gun
CHORUS
You know they took Ned Kelly & they hung him in the Melbourne gaol he fought so very bravely dressed in iron mail & no man single handed can hope to break the bars there's a thousand like Ned Kelly who'll hoist the flag of stars