Munjana

Lyrics for Munjana

Times were hard in old swan hill And her circumstanes got harder still The only thing this women ever knew was pain It seemed she'd never know sweet happiness again Kicked around treated bad Its not right for one so young to be so sad A koori child should not have had this cross to bear It makes me wonder if anybody really cares Troubled women is your name Though no fault of yours it seems you always got the blame And an old mans voice calls from afar Who will shed a tear for Munjana? Fond memories of moulamein The only happy times her family had seen Wishing that those happy times would never end With uncle john who at the time was their best friend But this young girl just couldnt win she got into trouble in deniliquin Had a lovely child way down in old fitzroy Then the welfare came and took her baby boy Baby russell was his name They took him from her arms and made her feel ashamed Took him away to America Who will shed a tear for Munjana They changed his name and changed his home While he was growing up he always felt alone And through the years his story remained untold He questioned why so they kicked him out at 12 years old He was on the streets for many years No one ever knew his pain or saw his tears He took to using drugs and booze just to escape Then one night they arrested him for murder and rape Troubled women Troubled man Dosent anybody out there give a damn? And an old mans voice calls from afar Who will shed a tear for munjana? His one true mother whod searched in vain For her son she never thought shed see again She received a phone call from florida They found her son and more bad news for munjana Hello russell this is your mother calling Please forgive me i cant stop the tears from falling You come from this land and sun above And always remember the strength of your mothers love They took you there when you were five Now your in some jail trying to survive And if the truth be told when all have testified Another crime committed here was genocide Troubled women is your name Through no fault of yours it seemed you always got the blame And an old mans voice calls from afar Who will shed a tear for munjana Who will shed a tear for munjana