The Stumbler

We had a little get together to celebrate Ed’s Burke's 79th birthday on the 27th June 2010. He really likes Country and Western and so I re-wrote the words to The Gambler by Kenny Rogers. It went down very well and I sang it twice. However the second time I forgot the tune, but it sounded good despite the change!

Ed worked for National Mapping as a Cartographer mapping out a lot of Aus and other places. They live at No 52, their dog is called Red, his wife Nicole is of Greek decent, hence the reference to lamb and feta and he enjoys his red wine….

He is 80 this year… Now how and I going to top this one?

The Stumbler

On a warm summer’s evening, in a ‘ute bound for Flaxton
I met up with a woman; we were both too tired to think
So we took turns at driving and staring out the window
Then we pulled into 52 and she offered me a drink

She said “Mind all the baby toys and don’t trip over Red dog”
She got a glass from the cupboard and poured me a red wine
As I gazed into her eyes I enquired “Whatcha doing later?”
She said “pull yourself together Ed, you’ve just turned seven nine!”

She handed me the bottle and I drank down my last swallow
Walked back past the ‘ute and went off to me shed
I could smell dinner cooking, potatoes, lamb with feta
I closed my eyes to drink it in and tripped right over Red

I gotta know where me dog is, know where me grog is
Know when to leave the house and go and mow the yard
I have a glass or two of red stuff, when I am sitting at the table
At my age I deserve it, ‘cos I’ve worked bloody hard!

Every Aussie bloke knows that the secret to survive is
Knowing what to throw away and knowing what to keep
Well I’ve kept my Nicole and I’m glad I’ve hung on to me ‘ute
As it’s giving us adventures and a good dry place to sleep

I’ve toiled all over Oz and I’ve mapped out some strange places
Riding a tinny on the reef and a Cessna in the air
Each year we still go driving for weeks across the desert
But mostly it’s to Cyberspace from the comfort of me chair

I gotta know where me dog is, know where me grog is
Know when to leave the house and go and mow the yard
I have a glass or two of red stuff, when I am sitting at the table
At my age I deserve it, ‘cos I’ve worked bloody hard!

I gotta know where me dog is, know where me grog is
Know when to leave the house and go and mow the yard
I have a glass or two of red stuff, when I am sitting at the table
At my age I deserve it, ‘cos I’ve worked bloody hard!