camel dust, foot tracks, flea bitten trains of the desert
sit underneath the palm tree, a fine resting place
arab pioneer bones, Islam remains in the cemetery

a different kind of air, it's a strange meeting place,
strange meeting place
down amongst the ochre all colours and shades

a pit for a painting place deep in the ground
up the Oodnadatta, well you know it's just a matter of
time

up the Oodnadatta, well you know it's just a matter of
time
'til the sky ends

The Koran, The Ghan and a Yarn
The Koran, The Ghan and a Yarn
some sorry place true, some sorry place true

some sorry place true, some sorry place true
the King Black Crow, sweeping low, wind it blows on the
gibber plain

massacre a carcass, feasting on the bones and veins
up the Oodnadatta, well you know it's just a matter of
time

up the Oodnadatta, well you know it's just a matter of
time
til the sky ends

The Koran, The Ghan and a Yarn
The Koran, The Ghan and a Yarn