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"Bassendean"

Bassendean is my town,
prettiest thing around.
Bassendean come or go,
is the picture of my dreams.

Where ever I should roam,
Bassendean is my home.
Without her I'm alone,
and my heart begins to moan...

Bassendean!
Have you seen,
Bassendean?
Prettiest town I ever seen.

I can travel far away,
part of me will always stay.
In a place I have found,
a place called Bassendean.

Bassendean!
Have you seen,
Bassendean?
Prettiest town I ever seen.

John Wardle

"There Is A Town"

There is a town where I was born.
Once there were sheep that were shorn.
Now there are suburbs that are sprawlin',
and my heart is now in mournin'.

It's the price of progress.
I suppose it cannot digress.
It seems a shame to grow a road,
where farmstock used to roam.

There is a town that I call home,
without her I would be alone.
Now it's rated housing zone.
I'll just have to chew my bone.

It's the price of progress.
I suppose it cannot digress.
It seems a shame to grow a road,
where farmstock used to roam.

There is a town that I know,
where the crops used to grow.
Year by year as I come and go,
I notice how the changes show.

It's the price of progress.
I suppose it cannot digress.
It seems a shame to grow a road,
where farmstock used to roam.

by John Wardle