eLyrics C
Cold Chisel Red Sand Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.80/10 [5 votes]Album: The Last Wave Of Summer / Original Release Date: 2001Genre: RockSong Duration: 4 min 55 sec
COLD CHISEL
- Red Sand Lyrics / with translationsWay out back of the Coolgardie
Round the turn of the century
Two riders came out of the west
They were lookin' for the colour of gold
Trading on an old red blanket
Took 'em in a young boy
Passed him on to a pearl lugger
That was Java bound outa Roebuck Bay
The crew were mainly Manila men
And the young boy must have known
He'd never be back now
Down in the red sand
Manila-man got the machete
Manila-man cut him down cold
Die with the Balander boss on a lugger
Could not have been more
Than twelve years old
Looking out on a clear sky
As the sun beats down on her head
A mother alone
Fails to understand
And as the long years go by
Just an old red blanket to dry
The tears for the son
Who'll never be home
Down in the red sand
Round the turn of the century
Two riders came out of the west
They were lookin' for the colour of gold
Trading on an old red blanket
Took 'em in a young boy
Passed him on to a pearl lugger
That was Java bound outa Roebuck Bay
The crew were mainly Manila men
And the young boy must have known
He'd never be back now
Down in the red sand
Manila-man got the machete
Die with the Balander boss on a lugger
Could not have been more
Than twelve years old
Looking out on a clear sky
As the sun beats down on her head
A mother alone
Fails to understand
And as the long years go by
Just an old red blanket to dry
The tears for the son
Who'll never be home
Down in the red sand
Facts about Red Sand
✔️
Red Sand is written by Cal Curtis, Ian Richard Moss, Peter Moss.
✔️
It is first released in 2001 as part of Cold Chisel's album "The Last Wave Of Summer" which includes 20 tracks in total. This song is the 11st track on this album.
✔️
Red Sand falls under the genre Rock.
✔️
Red Sand song length is 4 minutes and 55 seconds.
Who wrote Red Sand lyrics?
Red Sand is written by Cal Curtis, Ian Richard Moss, Peter Moss.
✔️
When was Red Sand released?
It is first released in 2001 as part of Cold Chisel's album "The Last Wave Of Summer" which includes 20 tracks in total. This song is the 11st track on this album.
✔️
Which genre is Red Sand?
Red Sand falls under the genre Rock.
✔️
How long is the song Red Sand?
Red Sand song length is 4 minutes and 55 seconds.
Hottest Lyrics with Videos
71474cd0f05093d6a93fb708e873652a
Songwriter(s): Cal Curtis, Ian Richard Moss, Peter MossRecord Label(s): 2011 Cold Chisel Pty Ltd
Official lyrics by
Meaning to "Red Sand" song lyrics
(1 meaning)
Red Sand
Cold Chisel
Cold Chisel
Sad song about slavery, kidnapping of young Aboriginal boy at turn of 19th century, by Manila men (Indonesians) and shipped out of Broome WA,his mother never seeing him again. Global slave story :-(