Pub with No Beer
Slim Dusty
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Oh it's-a lonesome away from your kindred and all By the campfire at night we'll hear the wild dingoes call But there's-a 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 fifty flamin' miles to a pub with no beer Now there's a dog on the v'randa, 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 And old Billy the blacksmith, the first time in his life Why he's gone home cold sober to his darling wife He walks in the kitchen, she says you're early Bill dear But then he breaks down and tells her the pub's got no beer Oh it's hard to believe that there's customers still But the money's still tinkling in the old ancient till The wine buffs are happy and I know they're sincere When they say they don't care if the pub's got no beer So it's-a lonesome away from your kindred and all By the campfire at night we'll hear the wild dingoes call But there's-a nothing so lonesome, morbid or drear-a
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Written by: GORDON PARSONS
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12 facts about this song
Genre Classification"Pub with No Beer" by Slim Dusty falls under the Country and Western genre.
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Release DateThis iconic Australian song was first released in 1957.
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Chart Performance"Pub with No Beer" was the first Australian single to go gold.
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International RecognitionNot only did it fare well in Australia, the song became popular internationally, making Slim Dusty the first Australian singer to receive a Gold Record.
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Song InspirationThe song's lyrics were inspired by a poem written by Dan Sheahan, who, in Ingham, Queensland, discovered to his dismay that his local pub had run out of beer.
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Unique Storytelling"A Pub with No Beer" narrates a story that paints a bleak picture of a pub lacking the means to serve its patrons - quite a unique theme for a song.
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Multiple VersionsThere are several recorded versions of the song, including an Irish version by The Dubliners, but Slim Dusty's is the most recognized.
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Historical SignificanceThe song marked a pivotal moment in Australian music history as it helped put Australian Country Music on the international map.
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LegacyIn 2011, "A Pub with No Beer" was added to the Sounds of Australia registry in the National Film and Sound Archive, which recognises culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant sound recordings.
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The Actual PubThe pub that inspired the song, formerly known as Day Dawn Hotel, is now called Lees Hotel, and is found in Ingham, Queensland. A sign outside recognizes it as the "Home of the original Pub with No Beer."
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Songwriting CreditWhile Dan Sheahan wrote the poem that inspired the song, the official songwriting credit goes to Gordon Parsons who arranged it into a song form for Slim Dusty to record.
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Slim Dusty's Career"Pub with No Beer" was one of Dusty's most popular songs in his prolific career, in which he released over 100 albums.
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