That Fox on the Outback Road

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Seventy-six and still the smartest Man I've ever known, Hand him anything that's broken, He'll have it fixed before you know. Motorbikes and plenty of boats, Always helping someone out. [Chorus] They're legends, Mum and Dad, Jacky always by his side, Never once apart for long Through every rough and easy ride. Strongest man with a heart of gold, And a woman just as true, I could only hope to be Half the legend of you two. [Verse 2] Rob and Rodney, Dennis, Debbie, Four of us running wild and loose, Mum kept the table full of laughing, Dad kept patching up the roof. Then he dry launched the boat one day With me still sitting in, Hull hit gravel, I hit the deck, And came up with a grin. [Chorus] They're legends, Mum and Dad, Jacky always by his side, Never once apart for long Through every rough and easy ride. Strongest man with a heart of gold, And a woman just as true, I could only hope to be Half the legend of you two. [Verse 3] Out in the outback late one night, A fox ran down the middle of the road, Looking back, his tongue hanging out, Funny bugger wouldn't slow. We laughed so hard the whole way home, Best night I'll ever know. [Bridge] Grandkids and great-grandkids now, A family tree grown far and wide, Every branch of it still standing On the love you two supplied. [Chorus] They're legends, Mum and Dad, Jacky always by his side, Never once apart for long Through every rough and easy ride. Strongest man with a heart of gold, And a woman just as true, I could only hope to be Half the legend of you two. [Outro] Up in Bundaberg with Pippy, Legends through and through, Thank you, Mum and Dad, I miss the both of you.