Lyrics
Ohh ahh hey La la di day Ohh ahh hey Marlo way
Winter sun after the breaking rain Blue sky opening over the coastal plain Pelicans gliding on the tannin stream Marlo waking like a half-remembered dream
Down where the Snowy runs out to sea Past the reed beds and the paperbark trees Boats on the water and the town close by With the surf line shining under a clearing sky
Marlo, down at Snowy River's mouth Where the old river still runs south Though so much water was turned out west She still comes home where the white waves crest
Ohh ahh hey, hear the sea wind call Pelicans glide and the tide runs full Marlo holds you with its quiet truth At the end of the river, at Snowy River's mouth
Most people know it from Orbost bridge A quick road crossing above the flats and reeds But the real old story runs deeper down Where the river opens wide beside the town
There's a pub light glowing and a boat ramp near Friends on a deck and a cold beer here Sandhills, backwater, boats and sky And the long brown current still rolling by
Marlo, down at Snowy River's mouth Where the old river still runs south Though so much water was turned out west She still comes home where the white waves crest
Ohh ahh hey, hear the sea wind call Pelicans glide and the tide runs full Marlo holds you with its quiet truth At the end of the river, at Snowy River's mouth
She was bigger once, and the old folks know Before they bent her inland flow But after rain when the floodplains shine You can see the old strength in her line
Ohh ahh hey, la la low Watch that broad brown river go Hey now hey, through the salt sea air Marlo and the Snowy always waiting there
Marlo, down at Snowy River's mouth Where the old river still runs south Though so much water was turned out west She still comes home where the white waves crest
Ohh ahh hey, hear the sea wind call Pelicans glide and the tide runs full Marlo holds you with its quiet truth At the end of the river, at Snowy River's mouth
Ohh ahh hey La la di day Marlo by the water Where the old river meets the bay