Letter to Narelle
Rolf Harris Lyrics

She sits down by the light of the caressing lantern
She sits under the gentle light of the lantern

And wearily brushes the moths from the glass
She tiredly removes the moths from the glass

Takes her pen in her hand and she starts on a letter
She holds her pen and begins writing a letter

To her girlfriend Narelle, back at home from the past
She writes to her old friend Narelle, who is still back home

They had grown up as one, they were schoolgirls together
They grew up together and shared a close bond as schoolgirls

Til time and the pull of her heart changed her life
Until time passed and she fell in love, changing her life

Took her far far away from the friends of the city
She moved far away from her city friends

To this bare backlogged kingdom she now rules as a wife
She now resides in a simple place, ruling as a wife

And she writes:
She continues to write her letter

Dear Narelle, it's been almost three years now
She hasn't seen Narelle in almost three years

Since I shopped in the city or took him to a show
She hasn't gone shopping in the city or attended a show with her husband

But when my man's back, and the bank gives us credit
When her husband is back and they have credit from the bank

He's promised me this time we'll definitely go
He's promised they will definitely go this time

But oh! Dear Narelle, I wish you could be here
She wishes her friend could be with her

As he rides through the gate when the rains finally fall
She imagines her husband returning on horseback when the rains come

With his old hat thrown back and his eyes warm and smiling
Her husband will be happy and relaxed

These long months on my own just won't matter at all
Being alone for months won't matter if her husband returns

And she writes how she misses the kids, off at school now
She misses her children who are at school

But she knows that it's better that they're both away
She knows it's best for the kids to be away at school

And she hopes the supply truck comes in with some stores soon
She hopes the truck bringing supplies will arrive soon

Cos there's just one or two things she ran out of today
She's run out of a few things and needs more supplies

Dear Narelle, the drought's getting worse now
The drought is getting worse

And I don't know if we're gonna make it this time
She's not sure they can survive this time

And I've been on my own since my man hit a dry river
She's been alone since her husband went to a dry river

But apart from these dust storms... everything's been fine
Aside from the dust storms, everything has been okay

But oh! Dear Narelle, I wish you could be here
She wishes Narelle was there with her

When the rain finally falls, and the country turns green
She imagines the transformation when the rain comes and the land is green again

And the wind moves the hills in an ocean of grasses
The wind will sway the grassy hills like waves in an ocean

And the gulleys sing loud with the song of the stream
The stream will run loudly through the gulleys

And oh! Dear Narelle, you should be here at sundown
She thinks Narelle would enjoy witnessing the sunset

When the easterly breeze hunts the heat from the day
The breeze cools down the heat from the day

And the stars shine like diamonds in a sky of black velvet
The stars shine bright in the dark sky

And I'm glad that my city life's far far away
She's happy that she left her old city life behind

And the moon shines as softly like a far away bushfire
The moon has a soft glow, like a distant bushfire

And I'm glad that my city life's far far away
She's still content with leaving her old city life behind