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 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 be so sad
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A koori child should not have had this cross to bear
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It makes me wonder if anybody really cares


[Refrain 1]
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Troubled woman is your name
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Through no fault of yours it seems 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?


[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 would never end
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With Uncle John who at the time 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 Fitzroy
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Then the Welfare came and took 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 made her feel ashamed
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Took him away to America
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Who will shed a tear for Munjana?


[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 felt alone
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And through the years his history remained untold
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He questioned why so they kicked 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 just to escape
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Then one night they arrested him 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?


[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 she’d see again
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She received a phone call from Florida
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They found her son and more bad 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 tears from falling
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You come from this land and sun above
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And always remember the strength 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 survive
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And if the truth be known when all have testified
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Another crime committed here was genocide


[Refrain 5]
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Troubled woman is your name
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Through no fault of yours it 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?