"Along the Road to Gundagai" is a popular and peppy Australian song, written by Jack O'Hagan in 1922. One interesting fact (according to Wikipedia) is that, in spite of writing a tremendously famous song about the town of Gundagai, O'Hagan did not actually visit it until 1956, when he was the guest of honour at its centenary celebrations.
Lyrics (as recorded by Peter Dawson in 1924)
There's a track winding back
To an old-fashioned shack
Along the road to Gundagai.
Where the blue gums [gum trees] are growing
And the Murrumbidgee's flowing
Beneath the sunny sky,
Where my daddy and mother are waiting for me
And the pals of my childhood once more I will see.
Then no more will I roam when I'm heading right for home
Along the road to Gundagai.
Video Links
The Howie Brothers (This video begins with a half-minute clip from a silent movie. It also adds an extra verse.)
Slim Dusty. Classic version.
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