Murrumbidgee Water by John Warner

The Murrumbidgee is the second longest river in Australia and winds through almost 1500 kilometers of New South Wales. The Yass River joins the Murrumbidgee at Lake Burrinjuck, about 15km from where I took the photos last week.

John Warner wrote the song cycle, Yarri of Wiradjuri, which tells the story of how a local Indigenous man saved the lives of many Europeans during the Gundagai flood of 1852. Yarri (and Jacky) finally got a statue in 2017:
https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/nitv-news/article/2017/06/13/wiradjuri-heroes-honoured-gundagai-sculpture

This song features in the song cycle, usually sung by Margaret Walters. Lyrics for the many of John's songs are available here:
http://www.folkjohnwarner.com/lyrics.htm#yarri

Here is a performance by Ecopella, unfortunately not attributed to John:
https://youtu.be/fi3ZYyd75II

The song appears on Margaret's album, Power in a Song:
https://margwalterssteadfast.wordpress.com/cd/power-in-a-song/

The Wheelers & Dealers do a nice version here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/4KtkTFDY3NK4VUP2C70Txl