Artesian Water
The Overlanders
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D G [Verse 1]G Now the stock have started dying,Am for the Lord has sent a droughtD We're sick of prayers and providence, we're going to doG without With the derricks up above us andAm the solid earth belowD We're waiting at the lever for theG word to let her go [Chorus]G D Sinking down, down, downG Sinking down, down, downD Yes we'll find artesian waterG deeper down, down, downD Deeper down (deeper down), deeperG down (deeper down)D Yes we'll find artesian waterG deeper downD G [Verse 2]G Now, our engine's built in GlasgowAm by a very canny ScotD And he marked her twenty horse-power, but he don’t know whatG is what When Canadian Bill is firing withAm them sun-dried gidgee logsD She can equal thirty horses and aG score or so of dogs [Chorus]G D Sinking down, down, downG Sinking down, down, downD Yes we'll find artesian waterG deeper down, down, downD Deeper down (deeper down), deeperG down (deeper down)D Yes we'll find artesian waterG deeper downContinues after the adD G [Verse 3]G But the shaft has started cavingAm and the sinking's very slowD And the yellow rods are bending inG the water down below And the tubes are always jamming,Am and they can't be made to shiftD ‘Till we nearly burst the engineG with a forty horse-power lift [Chorus]G D Sinking down, down, downG Sinking down, down, downD Yes we'll find artesian waterG deeper down, down, downD Deeper down (deeper down), deeperG down (deeper down)D Yes we'll find artesian waterG deeper downD G [Verse 4]G But there's no artesian water,Am though we've passed three thousand feetD The contract price is growing, andG the boss is nearly beat But it must be down beneath us, soAm it's down we've got to goD Though she's bumping on the solidG rock four thousand feet below [Chorus]G D Sinking down, down, downG Sinking down, down, downD Yes we'll find artesian waterG deeper down, down, downD Deeper down (deeper down), deeperG down (deeper down)D Yes we'll find artesian waterG deeper downD G [Verse 5]G But it's hark, the whistle'sAm blowing with a wild triumphant blastD The boys are madly cheering forG we've struck the flow at last It is rushing up the tubing fromAm four thousand feet belowD Till it spouts above the casing inG a million gallon flow [Chorus]G D Sinking down, down, downG Sinking down, down, downD Yes we'll find artesian waterG deeper down, down, downD Deeper down (deeper down), deeperG down (deeper down)D Yes we'll find artesian waterG deeper downD G [Verse 6]G So it's clear away the timber andAm it's let the water runD How it glimmers in the shadows, howG it flashes in the sun By the silent belts of timber, byAm the miles of baking plainD It is bringing hope and comfort toG the thirsty land again [Chorus]G D Sinking down, down, downG Sinking down, down, downD Yes we'll find artesian waterG deeper down, down, downD Deeper down (deeper down), deeperG down (deeper down)D Yes we'll find artesian waterG deeper down
