Augathella Station
From Lawries Tunes Archive
Jump to navigationJump to search
X:3 T:Augathella Station % NFF Book 2022 % Bush Traditions recording played by Ray Mulligan C:Trad B:Bill Scott, "Australian Folk Lore" p 98, (Original in A) N:Related tunes collected in Australia N:- David Johnson, "Bush Dance", The Bush Music Club, 2001, p56 N:- Warren Fahey, "Eureka - The Songs that Made Australia", p162 H:This tune and its Australian lyrics about cattle drovers, is widely known H:in Australia. It is based on the tune and lyrics of "Spanish Ladies", H:a tune, and song, which emerged from the Peninsular war, 1807-14. H:British soldiers were sent to fight Napoleon's forces in Portugal and later, H:Spain. When they were brought home they were ordered to leave their H:Spanish wives and children behind. R:Waltz L:1/8 M:3/4 K:G B2|e2e2f2 | e4ef | g2f2e2 | _e2B2B2 | e2e2f2 | e4ef | g2a2g2 | f4f2 | g2f2g2 | a2g2a2 | b2g2e2 | _e2B2ba | g2e2e2 | _e2B2A2 | B2e2_e2 | e4:|