Teary eyes at the window,
Where did Mum and Dad go?
I wish someone would hurry up and come and get me,
Gee I'm scared
The cat shot through, She saw the light and fled.
Cracker night was a real big deal, when I was a little kid
They started lettin' them off after tea I ran inside and hid
And all the dogs from everywhere were underneath me bed.
We all went down in our dressing gowns to see the big bonfire
Wide eyes watched the straw man burn on a mile-high pile of tyres
Hot as hell, big black smell and red hot rings of wire.
Sky rockets zinging,
Catherine wheels spinning,
What a flamin' evening,
Fire trucks were screaming
Smoky haze hangin' round for days
And Grandma's ears were ringing.
Everynight after school draggin' bits of wood,
Boxes and branches and rotten old fences,
And mattresses were good.
We even scrounged a vinyl lounge
And anything we could
Little Guy Fawkes's and letter boxes
Blown all out of shape
Light the wick and back off quick,
And make the big escape
Cackin' ourselves and rippin' my shirt
Scrambling through the gate
Sky rockets zinging
Catherine wheels spinning
What a flamin' evening
Fire trucks were screaming
Smoky haze hangin' round for days
And Grandma's ears were ringing.
A house burnt down on the edge of town
We all took off with Pa
This thing whizzed across the road
And nearly hit our car
A bang and spark lit up the park
And everyone went Ah! Ah! Ah!
Cracker night was a real big deal,
When I was a little kid,
It seems like only yesterday
Tucked away in bed
Dreams of schemes and double bunger
Daring things we did
The lyrics CRACKER NIGHT of JOHN WILLIAMSON is also present in the album Mallee boy (1986)
John Robert Williamson AM (nato il 1° novembre 1945 a Quambatook, Victoria) è un cantautore australiano di musica country. È noto per i suoi concerti nei club RSL in tutto l'Australia e per essere un artista iconico australiano chiamato a onorare la musica country pura australiana durante eventi nazionali. Williamson ha pubblicato oltre trenta album, dieci video, cinque DVD e due libri di testi. Ha ricevuto più di ventitré premi Golden Guitar ai Country Music Awards of Australia e ha vinto due A.R.I.A. Awards per il miglior disco country australiano. Williamson è anche apparso in diverse serie televisive, tra cui This is Your Life. Molti dei suoi album hanno raggiunto il platino e l'oro e continuano a farlo. Ha venduto oltre 2 milioni di album solo in Australia. Nel 1970 la sua prima canzone, Old Man Emu, è arrivata al primo posto e ha ottenuto il disco d'oro. Un altro suo classico, Mallee Boy, è diventato triplo platino e gli ha vinto un A.R.I.A. Award.
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