Answer To The Old Rusty Bell - Slim Dusty
You've heard about the rusty bell
That Boomer used to ring
You've heard about old Johnny
And the loads he used to bring
But they tell me now
That Boomer’s bell was a Condamine he wore
And not the one we painted up
And wrote about before
And someone said the brand was wrong
And the bell belonged to bright
If I live to be a hundred
I would still say I was right
The rusty bell keeps ringing
You can hear it every day
It echos round the ranges
And it’s grand the people say
Old Sango keeps on joggin'
While Old Smoke is by his side
The old man riding homeward
They were his joy and pride
Old Smoker was half dingo
Sango had racing blood
They were faithful to Old Johnny
Through the heat and rain and mud
But now they're just a memory
So very dear to me
And the rusty bell is Boomer’s
And forever it will be
We've watched old Johnny ride away
Through misty fading years
While Boomer’s bell is ringing
Just like music to our ears
But now they're just a memory
So very dear to me
And the rusty bell is Boomer’s
And forever it will be
The gentle clip of Sango’s hooves
And Smoker jogs along
And the tinkle
Of the bullock bell rings finish to my song
And the tinkle
Of the bullock bell rings finish to my song