The Melbourne Cup-Slim Dusty

[ti:The Melbourne Cup] [ar:Slim Dusty] [al:I Haven't Changed A Bit] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Melbourne Cup - Slim Dusty (西林·得斯提) [00:05.93]There's a bustle in the city [00:07.92]There's excitement in the scrubs [00:09.97]There's a drone of rowdy voices in every Aussie pub [00:13.66] [00:15.27]For a year we've all been waiting [00:17.10]And we've put our money up [00:19.02]And we're out to back the winner [00:21.12]Of the famous Melbourne Cup [00:22.77] [00:24.34]There's a pause in all production [00:26.09]For our minds are on the race [00:28.29]And it's time that all our worries [00:30.26]Are forgotton for a space [00:31.83] [00:33.43]And the women cease their talking [00:35.34]Turn the radio well up [00:37.36]And with whippin' spur their waiting [00:39.48]For the starting of the Cup [00:41.15] [00:42.36]And the T A B 's are crowded [00:44.42]And the punters rush and push [00:46.14] [00:46.86]They've held a sweep [00:48.04]In every pub in city and in bush [00:50.16] [00:51.63]Then a mighty cheering follows [00:53.51]As the barrier goes up [00:55.54]And there's a thousand jockey's spurring [00:57.31]Every race their in the cup [00:59.29] [01:04.80]The first Tuesday of November [01:06.59]Every year it is the same [01:08.78]Every Aussie heart is beating [01:10.60]With excitement of the game [01:12.21] [01:13.75]For they bet on dream or fancy [01:15.79]Or the forms they've followed up [01:17.57]From a dollar up to thousands [01:19.59]On the famous Melbourne Cup [01:21.26] [01:22.85]There are millions who have [01:24.26]Never even sat upon a horse [01:26.52]Whether it be yarding cattle [01:28.09] [01:28.60]Or racing on the course [01:30.09] [01:31.70]And it's doubtful if [01:32.67]They'd even know the way to saddle up [01:35.42]But they take a lot of beating [01:37.33]When they're racing in the cup [01:39.07] [01:40.65]Now the famous race is over [01:42.39]For another hopeful year [01:43.88] [01:44.52]There's a lot of smiling faces [01:46.46]And there's others shedding tears [01:48.16] [01:49.44]There's a battler made a fortune [01:51.35]And a wealthy man hard-up [01:53.03] [01:53.73]But win or lose they're waiting [01:55.45]Now for next year's Melbourne Cup [01:57.27] [01:57.84]Oh that's right [01:58.44] [02:00.58]There's a bustle in the city [02:02.19]There's excitement in the scrubs [02:03.89] [02:04.44]There's a drone of rowdy voices [02:06.53]In every Aussie pub [02:07.69] [02:09.36]And the battler makes a fortune [02:11.14]And a wealthy man hard-up [02:12.69] [02:13.38]But win or lose they're waiting [02:15.28]For the next Melbourne Cup [02:16.75] [02:18.16]There's a bustle in the city [02:19.99]There's excitement in the scrubs [02:21.95]And a drone of rowdy voices in every Aussie pub [02:25.59] [02:27.06]And the battler makes a fortune [02:28.82]And a wealthy man hard-up