Ghost Of Murder Creek
Verse 1
Nestled on the side
Of Lake Weyba's waters
Lay Murdering Creek
Site of genocidal slaughter
Verse 2
It was 1864
Time of British rule
War over lands
Pastoralists and Police forces
Pre Chorus
Union Jack was their ensign
Massacres not a crime
Chorus
We cannot run and hide
Behind rewritten history books
Genocide was committed
If we dare but look
Verse 3
Under the guise of self protection
First nations deemed trespassing
Resistance was futile
The reward, shooting or hanging
Verse 4
White supremacy their motive
Encouraged from far away lands
Refugees in centres
Disappearing from their sands
Pre Chorus
Union Jack was their ensign
Massacres not a crime
Chorus
We cannot run and hide
Behind rewritten history books
Genocide was committed
If we dare but look
Verse 5
Such was the case
Across this great country
Whites raping the wealth
Of the black fellas bounty
Verse 6
Ghosts of Murdering Creek
Still scar this land
Though many may deny it
True history still stands
Pre Chorus
Union Jack was their ensign
Massacres not a crime
Chorus
We cannot run and hide
Behind rewritten history books
Genocide was committed
If we dare but look