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Up on the hill at Karbeethong Where the old lake opens wide Bottom Lake in autumn light And the Narrows like a guide
Jetties reaching from the shore Boats at rest and boats set free And the day lies warm upon the water Like it's waiting there for me
There's the bush behind the weatherboards There's the shine along the bay There's a sailboat catching just enough Of the late and easy day
There's a fisher easing home again There's a wake that fades to glass There's a life here built on tide and timber And the quiet seasons passing
Oh, I've seen grander places named by strangers But not one that holds the heart this way No, not one that holds the heart this way
Karbeethong, Karbeethong You get into the blood In the lake light, in the soft breeze In the grain of weathered wood
For the poets, for the dreamers For the ones who read the sky For the sailors and the fishers And the sea eagle riding high
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Sometimes out beyond the moorings There's a seal that comes to play Lifting up through silver water Then vanishing away
And above the hill the eagle Hangs and hardly seems to move Like it knows this old inlet country Like it feels it too
There's The Lodge up on the hillside There are stories in the pine There are people came for one good season And stayed a lifetime's time
Painters, drifters, working hands Lovers of the lake and rain Those who saw in this far corner Something worth returning to again
It's not loud, and it's not showy No, it never had to be It just settles in your spirit Like the tide beneath the trees
Karbeethong, Karbeethong You get into the blood In the lake light, in the soft breeze In the grain of weathered wood
For the poets, for the dreamers For the ones who read the sky For the sailors and the fishers And the sea eagle riding high
I have watched the weather gather Grey across the Top Lake line Then clear away to leave the whole world Golden, still, and fine
I have heard the halyards knocking Seen the evening settle slow Seen the lamps along the jetties Shine like embers down below
And if you ask what keeps us faithful Why some places never fade It's the bush, the light, the breathing water And the peace these old hills made
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Balmy days of autumn linger Soft as smoke above the shore And every hour seems full of meaning Though it doesn't ask for more
Just the boats and birds and branches Just the lake and sky and land Just enough to make a person Stop and finally understand
Karbeethong, Karbeethong You get into the blood In the lake light, in the soft breeze In the grain of weathered wood
For the poets, for the dreamers For the ones who read the sky For the sailors and the fishers And the sea eagle riding high
Karbeethong, Karbeethong You get into the soul Through the stillness, through the seasons You restore and make us whole
Here's to all who truly see it And give thanks for what remains For the lake, the bush, the autumn And the blessing of these days
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On the hill at Karbeethong With the wide lake shining through For the poets, for the dreamers And for those who know it true