Murder from Songs Nearby by Digby Ayton

I went down to Jones Street to visit the bar
Down near the back room a door was ajar
I admit I was curious and had a quick look
There was old Murder with Johnny the cook

I said: Get off him Murder, leave him alone
Ten years in this backroom to pay off his home
Get off him Murder, leave him alone
Ten years in this backroom to pay off his home

I was driving through Toowoomba when I pulled off the road
A trucker when past me, hauling a load
I saw something glimmer and I looked at the cab
There was old Murder dealing a jab

I said: Get off her Murder, leave her alone
Ten years sober and you’re dealing her stone
I said: Get off her Murder, leave her alone
Ten years sober and you’re dealing her stone

I was driving through the Hunter, headed out west
I saw a coal miner clenching his chest
I said: Mate, are you alright? Are you having a stroke?’
‘I’m just waiting for Murder to bring me my smokes’

Get off him Murder, leave him alone
He’s wheezing from your mining and you’re dealing him smokes
I said: Get off him Murder, leave him alone
He’s wheezing from your mining and you’re dealing him smokes

I saw a young farmer, working the field
She told me the gas line would be good for her yield
I drove round the corner with that in my mind
And there was old Murder painting a sign

I said: Get off her, Murder, leave her alone
Your bloody red paintbrush is killing her home
I said: Get off her, Murder, leave her alone
Your bloody red paintbrush is killing her home

Get off him, Murder
Get off her, Murder
Get off him, Murder
Get off her, Murder

Murder, murder, murder murder, murder, murder, murder, murder

I know they’re pretty clever if you left them alone

• Australian
• Folk
• Rock
• indie
• singer-songwriter
• Australia