Biography:
Paddy sings honest no bullshit country. He has played gigs all over with his good mates The Goldminers and he has released two records. He lives in Brisbane with his wife and kids.
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Didgeridoo Intro
[Intro]
Am
Dm F C G x2
[Verse 1]
Dm F C G
Adopted for the forth time, at the age of eleven;
Dm F C G
Nobody wanted Dan O’Halloran.
Dm F C G
Well he got himself into mischief, gangs and fights;
Dm F C G
And in juvenile detention he spent most of his time.
Dm F C G
And at the age of 19 he held up a servo
Dm F C G
And they sentenced him to 14 years up at Lithgow.
[Verse 2]
Dm F C G
He was 30 when I met him out 2 years on parole
Dm F C G
Renting a flat in Redfern collecting the dole
Dm F C G
Dan he was my neighbour and oft times I’d drink with him
Dm F C G
You’d never know the man had turned 21 in prison
Dm F C G
To spite his history and the wild look in his eye
Dm F C G
Dan was the sort of bloke you'd trust with your life
[Refrain]
Dm F C G Dm F
No body knows what happened to Dan O’Halloran except me
C G
And it makes me shiver
Dm F G Am
But his ghost can be heard a screaming along the banks of the Daintree River.
[Verse 3]
Dm F C G
Many a time we wasted at the Raglan happy hour
Dm F C G
Till one day he dragged me down to the bar at the Cauliflower
Dm F C G
Put a hundred on the counter Said Paddy drink it down
Dm F C G
'Cause come next Friday I’ll be skippin town
Dm F C G
Well I pressed him for details but he never told me why
Dm F C G
We just toasted our friendship and said our goodbyes
[Verse 4]
Dm F C G
One week later this biker comes 'round
Dm F C G
Bashin' on doors wonderin' where Dan can be found
Dm F C G
I’d been seen drinking with him so he gets all up in my face
Dm F C G
I tell him Dan was just my neighbour and I ain't seen 'em round the place
Dm F C G
Well he told me Dan had pulled a knife ripped the wrong people off
Dm F C G
and if I see the mongrel bastard tell him he’ll be lucky if he gets shot
[Refrain]
Dm F C G Dm F
And No body knows what happened to Dan O’Halloran except me
C G
And it makes me shiver
Dm F G Am
But his ghost can be heard a screaming along the banks of the Daintree River.
[Verse 5]
Dm F C G
One year later I got a letter
Dm F C G
Postmarked from Queensland Dan had never been better
Dm F C G
He’d been 9 months out at sea on a Cape York fishing boat
Dm F C G
He’d saved up all his money and he was headed for the coast
Dm F C G
Said he’d had enough of running so he set up in Port Douglas
Dm F C G
Life was beer, sun and women and selling pills to the tourists
[Verse 6]
Dm F C G
Happy hour at the Raglan back in Redfern drinking
Dm F C G
I overheard a voice say “D'you remember that dog O’Halloran?”
Dm F C G
Well we found the bastard livin it up North in Port Douglas
Dm F C G
My ears pricked up and I swiveled round to face these two bikers
Dm F C G
Well the both of them chuckled and one said through a smile
Dm F C G
We tied him up and left him by the river to the saltwater crocodiles
[Refrain]
Dm F C G Dm F
And no body knows what happened to Dan O’Halloran except me
C G
And it makes me shiver
Dm F C G
He was beaten and left to be eaten by the crocs on the banks of the Daintree River
Dm F C G
He was tied up and left to be eaten by the crocs on the banks of the Daintree River
Dm F G Am
He was beaten and left to be eaten by the crocs on the banks of the Daintree River
[Intro]
Am
Dm F C G x2
[Verse 1]
Dm F C G
Adopted for the forth time, at the age of eleven;
Dm F C G
Nobody wanted Dan O’Halloran.
Dm F C G
Well he got himself into mischief, gangs and fights;
Dm F C G
And in juvenile detention he spent most of his time.
Dm F C G
And at the age of 19 he held up a servo
Dm F C G
And they sentenced him to 14 years up at Lithgow.
[Verse 2]
Dm F C G
He was 30 when I met him out 2 years on parole
Dm F C G
Renting a flat in Redfern collecting the dole
Dm F C G
Dan he was my neighbour and oft times I’d drink with him
Dm F C G
You’d never know the man had turned 21 in prison
Dm F C G
To spite his history and the wild look in his eye
Dm F C G
Dan was the sort of bloke you'd trust with your life
[Refrain]
Dm F C G Dm F
No body knows what happened to Dan O’Halloran except me
C G
And it makes me shiver
Dm F G Am
But his ghost can be heard a screaming along the banks of the Daintree River.
[Verse 3]
Dm F C G
Many a time we wasted at the Raglan happy hour
Dm F C G
Till one day he dragged me down to the bar at the Cauliflower
Dm F C G
Put a hundred on the counter Said Paddy drink it down
Dm F C G
'Cause come next Friday I’ll be skippin town
Dm F C G
Well I pressed him for details but he never told me why
Dm F C G
We just toasted our friendship and said our goodbyes
[Verse 4]
Dm F C G
One week later this biker comes 'round
Dm F C G
Bashin' on doors wonderin' where Dan can be found
Dm F C G
I’d been seen drinking with him so he gets all up in my face
Dm F C G
I tell him Dan was just my neighbour and I ain't seen 'em round the place
Dm F C G
Well he told me Dan had pulled a knife ripped the wrong people off
Dm F C G
and if I see the mongrel bastard tell him he’ll be lucky if he gets shot
[Refrain]
Dm F C G Dm F
And No body knows what happened to Dan O’Halloran except me
C G
And it makes me shiver
Dm F G Am
But his ghost can be heard a screaming along the banks of the Daintree River.
[Verse 5]
Dm F C G
One year later I got a letter
Dm F C G
Postmarked from Queensland Dan had never been better
Dm F C G
He’d been 9 months out at sea on a Cape York fishing boat
Dm F C G
He’d saved up all his money and he was headed for the coast
Dm F C G
Said he’d had enough of running so he set up in Port Douglas
Dm F C G
Life was beer, sun and women and selling pills to the tourists
[Verse 6]
Dm F C G
Happy hour at the Raglan back in Redfern drinking
Dm F C G
I overheard a voice say “D'you remember that dog O’Halloran?”
Dm F C G
Well we found the bastard livin it up North in Port Douglas
Dm F C G
My ears pricked up and I swiveled round to face these two bikers
Dm F C G
Well the both of them chuckled and one said through a smile
Dm F C G
We tied him up and left him by the river to the saltwater crocodiles
[Refrain]
Dm F C G Dm F
And no body knows what happened to Dan O’Halloran except me
C G
And it makes me shiver
Dm F C G
He was beaten and left to be eaten by the crocs on the banks of the Daintree River
Dm F C G
He was tied up and left to be eaten by the crocs on the banks of the Daintree River
Dm F G Am
He was beaten and left to be eaten by the crocs on the banks of the Daintree River
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