John Williamson – Cootamundra Wattle Chords

Don’t go looking through that old camphor box , Woman
You know those old things only make you cry
When you dream upon that little bunny rug
Makes you think that life has passed you by

There are days when you wish the world would stop, Woman
But then you know some wounds would never heal
When I browse the early pages of the children
It’s then I know exactly how you feel

Hey its July and the winter sun is shining
and the Cootamundra wattle is my friend
For all at once my childhood never left me,
cause wattle blossoms bring it back again

It’sSunday and you should stop theworry, Woman
Come out here and sit down in thesun
Can’t you hear the magpies in the distance?
Don’t you feel the new day has begun?

Can’t you hear the bees making honey, Woman?
In the spotted gums where the bell birds ring
You might grow old and bitter ‘cause you missed it
You know some people never hear such things

Hey its July and the winter sun is shining
and the Cootamundra wattle is my friend
For all at once my childhood never left me,
cause wattle blossoms bring it back again

Don’t buy the daily papers anymore, Woman
Read all about what’s going on in hell
They don’t care to tell the world of kindness
Good news never made a paper sell

There’s all the colours of the rainbow in the garden, Woman
And symphonies of music in the sky
Heaven’s all around us if you’re looking
But how can you see it if you cry?

Hey its July and the winter sun is shining
and the Cootamundra wattle is my friend
For all at once my childhood never left me,
cause wattle blossoms bring it back again