In remembrance of you old mate

I unlock memory's gate

And wander back to the old days while I can

To a place we both knew well

Where we once used to dwell

To the country town of Old Wallerawang



Oh I remember still

The old home up on the hill

Where the flowers bloomed along the pathways

neat and grand

The back verandah where we sat

At evening times to chat

About the going's on in Old Wallerawang



Oh the years have quickly flown

And to manhood I have grown

While in peaceful reverie old matey lay

With your hands so old and worn

From the life to which they were born

The coal mining man in Old Wallerawang



Oh the shovels and the picks

The horses and the skips

In memory I see them passing by

The creeking of the props

The earie silence when it stops

And in the darkness the minors lamps

go flickering by



Like the coal mines that have gone

All the matey have now passed on

And to hold my tears back, I don't think I can

Yes it makes me sad old mate

So I'll relock memory's gate

And let you rest in peace in Old Wallerawang