Dad worked at the abattoirs
and Mom looked after the home
And our five row house
was only five miles on
A little town with its good and its bad,
but we gave thanks for
what we had
In our changing world
they shut the meat works down
I watched the gates close
on the dusty grounds
Dabber strong and silent
with a tear in his eye
You said,
hate to see a small town die
When a small town dies,
you lay it so to rest
All the living, loving, working
will be gone now, I guess
Let it break my granddad's heart
If he was still alive
to see this cherished
Old Small Town Dine
For three generations our
family's been here
Through floods, depressions,
laughter and tears
The pollies on the TV
say everything is fine
As we sit and watch our
small town die
When a small town dies
You lay its soul to rest
All the living, loving, working
Will be gone now, I guess
Let it break my granddad's heart
If he was still alive
To see this cherished
Old Small Town Dime
Well I caught the Brisbane Limitin'
When I turned eighteen
Cried all the way to lose more
Missing family
You know I'd give my right arm
Not to have to wave goodbye
But I don't want to see
My small town died
When a small town dies
You lay its soul to rest
All the living, loving,
Will be gone now, I guess
Let it break my granddad's heart
If he was still alive
To see this cherished
Old small town die
To see this cherished, old,
small town done