Biography:
Don Henderson (1937-1991) was an Australian folk singer and songwriter. His songs including "The Basic Wage Dream", "Boonaroo" and "Put a Light in Every Country Window" are widely played and sung in the folk music tradition.
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[Chorus]
G
Oh, who will man the Boonaroo?
C G
Who will sail her, be the crew,
D G
sailing on the Boonaroo?
[Verse 1]
C
Is there food and is there store
G
to feed the hungry, clothe the poor?
D G
In this world their number isn't few.
C
In her cargo would you find
G
any way for one mankind,
D G
sailing on the Boonaroo.
[Chorus]
G
Oh, who will man the Boonaroo?
C G
Who will sail her, be the crew,
D G
sailing on the Boonaroo?
[Verse 2]
C
Is there bandage by the reel?
G
Is there medicine to heal?
D G
Christ knows, there's healing work to do.
C
In her cargo would you find
G
any way for one mankind,
D G
sailing on the Boonaroo?
[Chorus]
G
Oh, who will man the Boonaroo?
C G
Who will sail her, be the crew,
D G
sailing on the Boonaroo?
[Verse 3]
C
Would the hull be filled
G
with material to build,
D G
perhaps a bridge for a world that's split in two?
C
In her cargo would you find
G
any way for one mankind,
D G
sailing on the Boonaroo?
[Chorus]
G
Oh, who will man the Boonaroo?
C G
Who will sail her, be the crew,
D G
sailing on the Boonaroo?
[Verse 4]
C
Or jam packed in the hold,
G
is there grief and death untold
D G
and asked "Why?" have to answer true.
C
In her cargo would you find
G
any way for one mankind,
D G
sailing on the Boonaroo?
[Chorus]
G
Oh, who will man the Boonaroo?
C G
Who will sail her, be the crew,
D G
sailing on the Boonaroo?
G
Oh, who will man the Boonaroo?
C G
Who will sail her, be the crew,
D G
sailing on the Boonaroo?
[Verse 1]
C
Is there food and is there store
G
to feed the hungry, clothe the poor?
D G
In this world their number isn't few.
C
In her cargo would you find
G
any way for one mankind,
D G
sailing on the Boonaroo.
[Chorus]
G
Oh, who will man the Boonaroo?
C G
Who will sail her, be the crew,
D G
sailing on the Boonaroo?
[Verse 2]
C
Is there bandage by the reel?
G
Is there medicine to heal?
D G
Christ knows, there's healing work to do.
C
In her cargo would you find
G
any way for one mankind,
D G
sailing on the Boonaroo?
[Chorus]
G
Oh, who will man the Boonaroo?
C G
Who will sail her, be the crew,
D G
sailing on the Boonaroo?
[Verse 3]
C
Would the hull be filled
G
with material to build,
D G
perhaps a bridge for a world that's split in two?
C
In her cargo would you find
G
any way for one mankind,
D G
sailing on the Boonaroo?
[Chorus]
G
Oh, who will man the Boonaroo?
C G
Who will sail her, be the crew,
D G
sailing on the Boonaroo?
[Verse 4]
C
Or jam packed in the hold,
G
is there grief and death untold
D G
and asked "Why?" have to answer true.
C
In her cargo would you find
G
any way for one mankind,
D G
sailing on the Boonaroo?
[Chorus]
G
Oh, who will man the Boonaroo?
C G
Who will sail her, be the crew,
D G
sailing on the Boonaroo?
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