Leave Him In The Long Yard

Kelly Dixon, Slim Dusty, Marion Dixon

[Verse 1]
Yes he's lookin' kind of jaded
And his sight is not the best
And the hair around his muzzle's turnin' grey
He has seen a hundred musters
And I think it's only fair
That we leave him in the longyard here today

[Verse 2]
He was broken in the sixties
Maybe sixty three or four
Never faltered always seemed to be on hand
Never have I seen him beaten
By a bullock in the bush
And at a night watch he was pick of all the land

[Chorus]
So leave him out there in the longyard
Do not rush him
Leave him out there with his mate the baldy bay
Leave him there till after smoko
And we'll catch him
We'll pull his tail and turn him out today
(Hey!)

[Verse 1]
Yes he's lookin' kind of jaded
And his sight is not the best
And the hair around his muzzle's turnin' grey
He has seen a hundred musters
And I think it's only fair
That we leave him in the longyard here today

[Verse 3]
He's entitled to some kindness
In return for all he's been
Now he's failin' and his step is gettin' slow
Let him squander his last summer
By the river with his mates
In the paddock where the sweetest grasses grow

[Chorus]
So leave him out there in the longyard
Do not rush him
Leave him out there with his mate the baldy bay
With his mate that he can graze and he can laze with
Leave him there and we will turn him out today

[Chorus]
So leave him out there in the longyard
Do not rush him
Leave him out there with his mate the baldy bay
With his mate that he can graze and he can laze with
Oh, leave him there and we will turn him out today
Leave him there and we will turn him out today

Trivia about the song Leave Him In The Long Yard by Slim Dusty

When was the song “Leave Him In The Long Yard” released by Slim Dusty?
The song Leave Him In The Long Yard was released in 1980, on the album “The Man Who Steadies The Lead”.
Who composed the song “Leave Him In The Long Yard” by Slim Dusty?
The song “Leave Him In The Long Yard” by Slim Dusty was composed by Kelly Dixon, Slim Dusty, Marion Dixon.

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