Artesian Water
The Overlanders
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D G [Verse 1]G Am Now the stock have started dying, for the Lord has sent a droughtD G We're sick of prayers and providence, we're going to do withoutAm With the derricks up above us and the solid earth belowD G We're waiting at the lever for the word to let her go [Chorus]G D Sinking down, down, downG Sinking down, down, downD G Yes we'll find artesian water deeper down, down, downD G Deeper down (deeper down), deeper down (deeper down)D G Yes we'll find artesian water deeper downD G [Verse 2]G Am Now, our engine's built in Glasgow by a very canny ScotD G And he marked her twenty horse-power, but he don’t know what is whatAm When Canadian Bill is firing with them sun-dried gidgee logsD G She can equal thirty horses and a score or so of dogs [Chorus]G D Sinking down, down, downG Sinking down, down, downD G Yes we'll find artesian water deeper down, down, downD G Deeper down (deeper down), deeper down (deeper down)D G Yes we'll find artesian water deeper downContinues after the adD G [Verse 3]G Am But the shaft has started caving and the sinking's very slowD G And the yellow rods are bending in the water down belowAm And the tubes are always jamming, and they can't be made to shiftD G ‘Till we nearly burst the engine with a forty horse-power lift [Chorus]G D Sinking down, down, downG Sinking down, down, downD G Yes we'll find artesian water deeper down, down, downD G Deeper down (deeper down), deeper down (deeper down)D G Yes we'll find artesian water deeper downD G [Verse 4]G Am But there's no artesian water, though we've passed three thousand feetD G The contract price is growing, and the boss is nearly beatAm But it must be down beneath us, so it's down we've got to goD G Though she's bumping on the solid rock four thousand feet below [Chorus]G D Sinking down, down, downG Sinking down, down, downD G Yes we'll find artesian water deeper down, down, downD G Deeper down (deeper down), deeper down (deeper down)D G Yes we'll find artesian water deeper downD G [Verse 5]G Am But it's hark, the whistle's blowing with a wild triumphant blastD G The boys are madly cheering for we've struck the flow at lastAm It is rushing up the tubing from four thousand feet belowD G Till it spouts above the casing in a million gallon flow [Chorus]G D Sinking down, down, downG Sinking down, down, downD G Yes we'll find artesian water deeper down, down, downD G Deeper down (deeper down), deeper down (deeper down)D G Yes we'll find artesian water deeper downD G [Verse 6]G Am So it's clear away the timber and it's let the water runD G How it glimmers in the shadows, how it flashes in the sunAm By the silent belts of timber, by the miles of baking plainD G It is bringing hope and comfort to the thirsty land again [Chorus]G D Sinking down, down, downG Sinking down, down, downD G Yes we'll find artesian water deeper down, down, downD G Deeper down (deeper down), deeper down (deeper down)D G Yes we'll find artesian water deeper down