Munjana

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[Verse 1]
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Times were hard in old Swan Hill
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And her circumstances got harder 
still
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The only thing this woman ever knew 
was pain
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It seemed she’d never know sweet 
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happiness again


[Verse 2]
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Kicked around, treated bad
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It’s not right for one so young to 
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be so sad
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A koori child should not have had
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 this cross to bear
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It makes me wonder if anybody really
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 cares


[Refrain 1]
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Troubled woman is your name
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Through no fault of yours it seems
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 you always got the blame
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And an old man’s voice calls from 
afar
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Who will shed a tear for Munjana?
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[Verse 3]
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Fond memories of Moulamein
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The only happy times her family had 
seen
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Wishing that those happy times 
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would never end
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With Uncle John who at the time 
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was their best friend


[Verse 4]
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But this young girl just couldn’t 
win
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She got in to trouble in Deniliquin
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Had a lovely child way down in old 
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Fitzroy
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Then the Welfare came and took 
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her baby boy


[Refrain 2]
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Baby Russell was his name
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They took him from her arms and 
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made her feel ashamed
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Took him away to America
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Who will shed a tear for Munjana?
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[Verse 5]
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They changed his name and changed 
his home
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While he was growing up he always 
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felt alone
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And through the years his history
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 remained untold
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He questioned why so they kicked 
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him out at 12 years old


[Verse  6]
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He was on the streets for many years
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No-one ever knew his pain or saw his
 tears
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He took to using drugs and booze 
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just to escape
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Then one night they arrested him 
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for murder and rape


[Refrain 3 ]
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Troubled woman, troubled man
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Doesn’t anybody out there give a 
damn?
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And an old man’s voice calls from 
afar
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Who will shed a tear for Munjana?
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[Verse 7]
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His one true mother who’d searched 
in vain
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For her son she never thought 
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she’d see again
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She received a phone call from 
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Florida
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They found her son and more bad 
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news for Munjana


[Refrain 4]
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Hello Russell, this is your mother 
calling
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Please forgive me I can’t stop the
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 tears from falling
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You come from this land and sun 
above
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And always remember the strength 
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of your mother’s love


[Verse 8]
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They took you there when you were 
five
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Now you’re in some jail trying to 
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survive
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And if the truth be known when 
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all have testified
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Another crime committed here was 
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genocide


[Refrain 5]
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Troubled woman is your name
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Through no fault of yours it 
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seemed you always got the blame
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And an old man’s voice calls from 
afar
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Who will shed a tear for Munjana?
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Who will shed a tear for Munjana?