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It's lonesome away from your kindred and all 00:02

By the campfire at night, we'll hear the wild dingoes call 00:08

But there's nothing so lonesome, morbid or drear 00:15

Than to stand in the bar of a pub with no beer 00:20

Now the publican's anxious for the quota to come 00:28

And there's a far away look on the face of the bum 00:34

The maid's gone all cranky and the cook's acting queer 00:39

Oh, what a terrible place is a pub with no beer 00:44

Then the stockman rides up with his dry dusty throat 00:53

He breasts up to the bar and pulls a wad from his coat 00:58

But the smile on his face quickly turns to a sneer 01:03

As the barman says, "Sadly, the pub's got no beer" 01:09

Then the swaggie comes in smothered in dust and flies 01:17

He throws down his roll and rubs the sweat from his eyes 01:23

But when he is told, he says, "What's this I hear?" 01:28

I've trudged 50 flamin' miles to a pub with no beer 01:33

There's a dog on the veranda, for his master, he waits 01:41

But the boss is inside drinking wine with his mates 01:47

He hurries for cover and he cringes in fear 01:53

It's no place for a dog 'round a pub with no beer 01:57

Old Billy the blacksmith, the first time in his life 02:06

He's gone home cold sober to his darling wife 02:11

He walks in the kitchen, she says, "You're early, my dear" 02:16

But then he breaks down, and he tells her, "The pub's got no beer" 02:21

So it's lonesome away from your kindred and all 02:28

By the campfire at night, we'll hear the wild dingoes call 02:34

But there's nothing so lonesome, morbid or drear 02:40

Than to stand in the bar of a pub with no beer 02:46

02:52

A Pub With No Beer

Slim Dusty

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[English]

It's lonesome away from your kindred and all

By the campfire at night, we'll hear the wild dingoes call

But there's nothing so lonesome, morbid or drear

Than to stand in the bar of a pub with no beer

Now the publican's anxious for the quota to come

And there's a far away look on the face of the bum

The maid's gone all cranky and the cook's acting queer

Oh, what a terrible place is a pub with no beer

Then the stockman rides up with his dry dusty throat

He breasts up to the bar and pulls a wad from his coat

But the smile on his face quickly turns to a sneer

As the barman says, "Sadly, the pub's got no beer"

Then the swaggie comes in smothered in dust and flies

He throws down his roll and rubs the sweat from his eyes

But when he is told, he says, "What's this I hear?"

I've trudged 50 flamin' miles to a pub with no beer

There's a dog on the veranda, for his master, he waits

But the boss is inside drinking wine with his mates

He hurries for cover and he cringes in fear

It's no place for a dog 'round a pub with no beer

Old Billy the blacksmith, the first time in his life

He's gone home cold sober to his darling wife

He walks in the kitchen, she says, "You're early, my dear"

But then he breaks down, and he tells her, "The pub's got no beer"

So it's lonesome away from your kindred and all

By the campfire at night, we'll hear the wild dingoes call

But there's nothing so lonesome, morbid or drear

Than to stand in the bar of a pub with no beer

...

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary	Meanings
lonesome /ˈləʊnsəm/ B2	adjective - feeling lonely
away /əˈweɪ/ A2	adverb - at a distance from a place or person
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to shout or summon
call /kɔːl/ A2	noun - a shout or summon
pub /pʌb/ A1	noun - a bar or tavern where alcoholic drinks are served
beer /bɪər/ A1	noun - an alcoholic drink made from yeast, malt, and hops
publican /pʌbˈlɪkən/ B2	noun - a person who owns or manages a pub
quota /ˈkwoʊtə/ B2	noun - a fixed share or percentage
bum /bʌm/ C1	noun - a homeless person
cranky /ˈkræŋki/ B2	adjective - irritable or easily annoyed
terrible /ˈtɛrɪb(ə)l/ B2	adjective - extremely bad or serious
dusty /ˈdʌsti/ B2	adjective - covered with dust
roll /roʊl/ B2	noun - a small loaf of bread
sneer /snɪr/ B2	verb - to mock or express contempt with a facial expression noun - a facial expression of contempt or mockery
smile /smaɪl/ A2	noun - a facial expression showing happiness verb - to make a facial expression of happiness
sweat /swɛt/ B1	verb - to produce sweat as a result of heat or stress noun - the moisture exuded through the pores of the skin

Vocabulary

Meanings

lonesome

/ˈləʊnsəm/

adjective
- feeling lonely

away

/əˈweɪ/

adverb
- at a distance from a place or person

call

/kɔːl/

verb
- to shout or summon

call

/kɔːl/

noun
- a shout or summon

pub

/pʌb/

noun
- a bar or tavern where alcoholic drinks are served

beer

/bɪər/

noun
- an alcoholic drink made from yeast, malt, and hops

publican

/pʌbˈlɪkən/

noun
- a person who owns or manages a pub

quota

/ˈkwoʊtə/

noun
- a fixed share or percentage

bum

/bʌm/

noun
- a homeless person

cranky

/ˈkræŋki/

adjective
- irritable or easily annoyed

terrible

/ˈtɛrɪb(ə)l/

adjective
- extremely bad or serious

dusty

/ˈdʌsti/

adjective
- covered with dust

roll

/roʊl/

noun
- a small loaf of bread

sneer

/snɪr/

verb
- to mock or express contempt with a facial expression

noun
- a facial expression of contempt or mockery

smile

/smaɪl/

noun
- a facial expression showing happiness

verb
- to make a facial expression of happiness

sweat

/swɛt/

verb
- to produce sweat as a result of heat or stress

noun
- the moisture exuded through the pores of the skin

Grammar:

It's lonesome away from your kindred and all

➔ It is + adjective + away from + noun

➔ 'It's' is a contraction of 'it is', used here to describe a state or feeling.
There is a far away look on the face of the bum

➔ There is + noun + on + the + noun

➔ 'There is' is used to indicate the existence of something.
And there's nothing so lonesome, morbid or drear

➔ And there + is + nothing + so + adjective

➔ 'There is' combined with 'nothing' emphasizes the absence of something.
Than to stand in the bar of a pub with no beer

➔ Than + to + verb

➔ Used in comparisons to indicate a worse or more undesirable situation.
Old Billy the blacksmith, the first time in his life

➔ The + noun + , + the + superlative phrase

➔ The definite article 'the' specifies a particular person or thing, followed by a superlative phrase to highlight its significance.
He walks in the kitchen, she says, "You're early, my dear"

➔ He + verb, she + verb + direct speech

➔ Use of the simple present tense 'walks' and 'says' to describe habitual actions or speech.
It's no place for a dog 'round a pub with no beer

➔ It's + no + noun + for + noun + 'round' + noun

➔ 'It's no place for' is a fixed phrase indicating that something is unsuitable.