I Knew Your Father Real Well - Slim Dusty
G'day there young feller hey give us your hand
It's time you and me said hello
I nearly fell over when I saw your face
With a smile that I knew long ago
And you don't know me from a bar of soap
And you're wondering who in the hell
This old bloke could be and what do I want
I knew your father real well
I knew your father real well boy
In the days when our hair wasn't grey
But he'll never be dead son while you're still alive
I can hardly believe it today
When you walked in the door and up to the bar
I could see him as clear as a bell
You drink the same brand of poison he drank
Yes I knew your father real well
Didn't he ever just mention my name
He must have some time told a tale
Of the days on the stations out charleville way
And the droving trips down new south wales
A good mate he was but a bit of the lad
I could tell you a story or two
Like when we hit the hungerford pub on the tear
And we took on the bar just we two
Oh he told you that story well never mind
There's plenty more where that came from
The things a bloke does when he's keen on a girl
Of course long before he met your mum
He settled down then and I stayed on the move
But I miss my old mate on the track
The camps and the musters and some of the yarns
Yes I knew your father way back
Don't tell me that stinking great road train outside
Is what you're droving on nowadays
My old mate would turn in his grave so he would
To see you desert the old ways
But it's none of my business and I'm sorry I spoke
I was wrong to because after all
You're following still on the old pilgrims tracks
Your father and I drove before
Yes I knew your father real well boy
And I wish he were here by our side
To join with the two of us yarning away
He'll be glad we met up you and I
Well thanks for the yarn give my best to your mum
I bet she remembers me well
And maybe we'll drink to old memories again yeah
I knew your father real well the old geezer
I knew your father real well