Country Music, The Pub with NO Beer, Slim Dusty, Australian song, Mary The Supergranny

http://TheSupergranny.net & http://YourBigDog.com "Country Music " Australia...Video presented by Mary Bosveld, the Supergranny. "The Pub with No Beer" sung by Kevin Donohue, Tasmania.

In the 1940s, the legendary Slim Dusty embarked on a country music career that spanned over fifty years and over 100 albums.

The Pub with No Beer... was made famous by the late great Slim Dusty in 1958, giving birth to one of Australia's top 50 biggest selling singles of the past 60 years and an Australian icon.

Country music in Australia has always been popular, especially given the rural nature of the country. Starting in the 1800s with bush balladeers writing songs of their tales of the bush.

LYRICS to "PUB WITH NO BEER"
Oh it's-a lonesome away from your kindred and all
By the campfire at night we'll hear the wild dingoes call
But there's-a nothing so lonesome, morbid or drear
Than to stand in the bar of a pub with no beer
Now the publican's anxious for the quota to come
And there's a far away look on the face of the bum
The maid's gone all cranky and the cook's acting queer
Oh what a terrible place is a pub with no beer
Then the stockman rides up with his dry dusty throat
He breasts up to the bar and pulls a wad from his coat
But the smile on his face quickly turns to a sneer
As the barman says sadly the pub's got no beer
Then the swaggie comes in smothered in dust and flies
He throws down his roll and rubs the sweat from his eyes
But when he is told, he says what's this I hear
I've trudged fifty flamin' miles to a pub with no beer
Now there's a dog on the v'randa, for his master he waits
But the boss is inside drinking wine with his mates
He hurries for cover and he cringes in fear
It's no place for a dog 'round a pub with no beer
And old Billy the blacksmith, the first time in his life
Why he's gone home cold sober to his darling wife
He walks in the kitchen, she says you're early Bill dear
But then he breaks down and tells her the pub's got no beer
Oh it's hard to believe that there's customers still
But the money's still tinkling in the old ancient till
The wine buffs are happy and I know they're sincere
When they say they don't care if the pub's got no beer
So it's-a lonesome away from your kindred and all
By the campfire at night we'll hear the wild dingoes call
But there's-a nothing so lonesome, morbid or drear
Than to stand in the bar of that pub with no beer.

In more recent years, artists like Keith Urban and Sherrie Austin have been keeping the tradition of country music alive.
Focusing its feel on lyrics, Australian country music developed it own unique style, mirrored by such artists as Lee Kernaghan, Slim Dusty and Adam Brand.

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[TheSupergranny]

HI Katrina thanks for dropping in & leaving a comment.

Best wishes for the Holidays and Happy New year for 2010.

Mary The Supergranny

[moosehunterr]

super job, tks from nfld canada.

[TheSupergranny]

Thanks for dropping by...I appreciate the visit. I live at the bottom of the world in Tasmania, Australia...but about 3 weeks ago I was visiting in your neck of the woods. I was with my family from Michigan vacationing on Prince edward Island & Nova Scotia.

Best wishes, Mary the Supergranny

[hermanninator]

Not quite ... but nearly as good as Slim!!

[TheSupergranny]

HI, thanks for stopping by my site...Slim Dusty is an alltime Australian LEGEND..

I am sure Kevin will get a real kick out of your nice remark.

Best Wishes, Mary The Supergranny

[TheSupergranny]

HI Susan..Lovely to hear from you.

Yes, Waltzing Mathilda is the next one planned...Stand by...love Mary

[dieoraa]

nice guitar+ song

[mountnmonkey]

This is outstanding! Thanks for posting..

[MrKingtiger007]

my dad was always on about this .He said that it was played on radio malta when his ship left harbour .

[machadoneto41]

A british friend of mine gave me the link. It´s really good,lov it. Thanks for sharing. Greetings from "Brazil"

[GunnarOlaf]

sehr geil! Sehr schön gemacht!

[katrinaburgoyne]

Awesome work Thesupergranny

Great video. :)

Much love Kat

[verticalsmurf]

Cheers for keeping Aussie music alive! Slim is an Icon, he deserves to have a statue in his honour.

No-one sings Aussie music better than Slim.