The Ballad of Queenie and Rover Paul Kelly
(The Ballad of) Queenie and Rover
[Em]Queenie was [G]born on the banks of the
[D]great Ord River, 19[C]30, maybe
[Em]Her mother was [G]black, her daddy whit[D]e[C]
[Em]Papa was a [G]fine horse-breaker
[D]Mama sang the songs of the [C]old lawmakers
[Em]She used to hide young [G]Queenie in the bush
[D]And rub black charcoal all over her [C]hair and her face
[Em]Every time the po[G]lice came around
[D]Looking for any blond haired,[C] brown skinned children
[Em]To round [G] [D] [C]
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