He's a well known Australian,
Of that there is no doubt,
He's an understanding sortie,

And his songs he sings about,
And he's been around Australia
For fifty years or more

Traveling through the outback
And our cities by the score.


Slim Dusty you're a legend,
There's a house-hold name to say,
You're the king of country music,

I can hear the people say,
You have carved a name in history,
In true bush ballad style.

Yes, you've carved a name in history,
In good old country style.


[Instrumental]

You can tell he's Australian,

When you hear that certain tone,
He's just something special,
He's a breed of his own,

And in the stockman's hall of fame,
Hangs his picture in a frame,
And all around the nation,

Everybody know his name.

Slim Dusty you're a legend,

There's a house-hold name to say,
You're the king of country music,
I can hear the people say,

You have carved a name in history,
In true bush ballad style.
Yes, you've carved a name in history,

In good old country style.

[Instrumental]


Now the end of his journey,
He's slowly windin' down,

But this old timer will say
I'll take it lyin' down,
And he stands against the best of them,

He surely has won,
A swag of golden guitars
With his songs of Kelvin Dunn*


Slim Dusty you're a legend,
There's a house-hold name to say,

You're the king of country music,
I can hear the people say,
You have carved a name in history,

In true bush ballad style.
Yes, you've carved a name in history,
In good old country style.


Yes, you've carved a name in history,
In good old country style.