| We come sit-down That ole woman died she knew the songs We come sit-down this water no more singin' now we listenin' t' frogs. Frankie drunk all-time now cryin' an' hittin' out. We sit-down now keepin' quiet listen to paperbarks. Children all-gone now laughin' some other place. We sittin' by this water long-long time listen to wind. Fella on horse, he come by but he see nothin'. We sittin' by this water breathin' out an' in but he see nothin'. We come sit-down here we stay here by this waterhole listen to frogs listen to paperbarks Fella see nothin'. |
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| Australia Aborigines |
| One of the number of big mistakes and crimes against a people........ |
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| � can't remember I've seen aborigines in Sydney, but I HAVE seen them in Townsville. What hit me the most was the alcoholism amongst the aboriginals, the indifference of the "European" Aussies, the lack of contact between the 2 different Australian groups and therefor the terrible isolation of the aborigines in their own country! When I sat down on a terrace of a pub and I started to role a cigarette from my Dutch tobacco, often an aborigine asked me if he |
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| could have one too or they just asked for cigarette papers. Of course, I said (1 packet of Drum did cost me AU$ 20.00 (bunch of thieves, the Australian govt. that is). I was criticised immediately by every "European" Aussie who overheard that: "Don't give it to him. You don't know what you're doing! They will come back again, watch it for them, etc.! Sometimes I got angry with the "European" Aussies : hey, you stole their country, the least you can do is giving them a cigarette! Then the European Aussies looked at me in a very funny way: huh?? Or they said something like:"Crazy European" or "Crazy Dutch" or "Crazy woman". The Aborigines never bothered me. |
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