Slim Dusty -- Leave Him In The Long Yard

I was today years old when I found out my neigher is the sister of the man that wrote this song for slim.

This song makes me a bit teary eyed.We arrived as immigrants from Argentina on. 24 of October 1980.And we brought with us bits of our past souls in the form of books and records.Amongst those records with Argentinian folk songs, there is one song called "El Corralero", it could be said that song its this same song, about a noble old horse, who after a life of work is spending his ( animals and people are "he or she" in Spanish) last years near the "corral" ,the yard.
The song is really sad, since the character of the station hand in the song's lyrics says:

" how do they suppose that I,after rising him since he was a foal, could sink a knife in his chest,just because the boss order it".

Terrible Aussie draughts make pastures and feed prescious, old horses no longer useful can be a menace to the survival of younger and more useful ones.
In his song, Slim is making a pledge for the old horse's life, asking to let him spend "his" last summers with "his" mates.
Similar environments and country lifestyles and work and hardships, inspire similar poetry and songs and emotions.
Not many young people, I guess, listen to Slim Dusty nowadays in 2020, and the old country traditions and legends originated in the lifestyle and hard work of early Australia have lost.meaning and are hard to understand or to inspire interest in the young and technologically savvy.
Slowly, on both sides of the ocean, all this is fading into the past.

Sang this song to my daughter when she Was a baby, until she was 2 after that She could Sing it with ME Thanks.. Slim A Aussis Legend Mate Tony Queensland Australia 🇦🇺🇦🇺

I'm a 3 year old eskimo and I think Slim is the best person ever in the world ever.

Why can't every single young person be as smart and sophisticated as me

He is fair dinkum..wow..lovely man

I'm sure this was from 1987.

One of the 1st Slim Dusty songs I heard. I will always remember listening to Slim Dusty with my Pop. Love Slim Dusty❤️

This song was played at my pops funeral i was only 8yrs old when he died
R.i.p Wayne John Wilson 1958 to 2018

ï can't see why this song cant read leave her in the long yard.

Both male and female horses worked just as hard.

Always loved and remembered my mate and friend who I will always love and miss XOXO

Good country the Flinders ranges, cattle country an

I have often thought if Kelly Dixon knew of the evergreen he created with this classic, Nice to see Slim, Charley and Rod with this. Australia has some of the world's top country and I'm privileged to like it.

LOVE this song,horses have done so much for us,they deserve a decent retirement instead of being sent to the abattoir

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I am a migrant to Aus and I love Slim....

It certainly is.

I Absolutely Love Slim Dusty for listening to him was my very very safe place my real home where nobody could have ever heart me. I Truly thank my gorgeous father for giving him to me and all there life lessons and there LOVE TO ME ALWAYS ! You both know that I would not be here right now if I didn’t have my Poppy and Nanna and my very Special Uncle and Auntie. You both are my Real Father and Mother. Thank you so very much for Listening to me and opening up your Hearts to me Thank you so very much for everything I Love you all so very much. I Love Slim Dusty’s Aussie sing Song Record. Xxxx

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RIP slim and RIP all the good dogs that have gone 😔😔

My dad paid for me and 20 of my mates to get a bus to see Slim for my 21st birthday, Eskys full of beer the lot!

Everyone of Slim's songs tells a story, and it's good to just sit and listen, my late husband loved listening to Slim Dusty, he grew up in the country and married a girl from the city.

Another popular slim song...

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Love it.

i love this song

My dad's best 2022

I can relate to this song in many ways beautiful song by a beautiful soul rip slim

So beautiful 😍

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Living in Sydney comeing to Coffs harbour to see my family in the late 70 Youse to play lite coming over the hill 😊😊😊

I just love these good old cowboy tunes
Oh yes.

Can someone please tell what is the story behind the song is beutiful, thanks,,

Easily one of my favorite country songs! It definitely captures how you ought to feel about an old gelding.

Australia’s top country singer ,their are some very good one’s but Slim is number one

This is my Internment Celebration Song

Horses are just so great!! I haven't been on one for 4 and a half years, the longest period of such in my entire 50 and a half years!!!! I grew up on a farm and worked with my father in young adulthood and always found time to get up to the farm until he sold his last one.

Too you's all this man is blacker then me God bless slim🇦🇺

Uncle Bully on lead?

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king thats that

the greatest country music singer to walk this earth and his legacy will always continue to live on

i'm a true blue Aussie EVEN before Slims passin i've brought many of his music me late Father has ALL nof his alburms in which i listen 2a some EVERYDAY......... GOD BLESSS Slims soul....... R.I>P. mate from all of us

i am a 14 year old at a school where i am bullied for loving slim but i don't care because he's the best

I had never heard him sing until Christine Stretton introduced him on FB awhile back Love his style of Country music. Thanks Ms Stretton!

This was my dad's funeral song 😢

Preformed so many funerals where this was played ❤

Real country, Slim Dusty and I don't care just sorry I weren't listening 20 years or more ago

Played this at my Dads funeral last December 💔

The Wiggles introduced me to Slim Dusty!