Billy was a drover

He lived out on the three chain road

Fell in love with Mary and they married

She made his shack a home



He drove them off to Queensland

And it hurt to have to leave her on her own

But she promised shed be waiting

When he brought the cattle home



Theres a lonesome wind blowing down

The three chain road tonight

Its sending out a warning as she blows

Billy dont go riding down

The three chain road tonight

The wind is crying Billy please dont go



Billy came home early

He wasnt due for many days

Walked into the cabin and found his Mary

In a strangers arms she lay



In the blindness of his anger

The fatal shots rang out from Billys gun

In that smoky silence he knew

And he wept for what hed done



Theres a lonesome wind blowing down

The three chain road tonight

Its sending out a warning as she blows

Billy dont go riding down

The three chain road tonight

The wind is crying Billy please dont go



Billy walked out slowly

He knew what must be done

Somewhere in the darkness a shot rang out

Billys time had come



They say his spirits out there

You can feel it every time the cold wind blows

Its warding off the strangers

Who come by the three chain road



Theres a lonesome wind blowing down

The three chain road tonight

Its sending out a warning as she blows

Billy dont go riding down

The three chain road tonight

Theres a lonesome wind blowing down

The three chain road tonight

Its sending out a warning as she blows

Billy dont go riding down

The three chain road tonight

The wind is crying Billy please dont go