[Intro] A stockman named Jimmy Darcy had a bad accident at Halls Creek Outback Western Australia There was no doctor A telegraphist sent a morse code message to Perth 2000 kilometres away The doctor's morse code reply enabled Jimmy Darcy's mates to operate on him The operation was a success But Jimmy Darcy died of other complications The reverend John Flynn heard the story And determined to start the Royal Flying Doctor Service [Verse 1] I guess it was the death of Jimmy Darcy That prompted the decision to provide A mantle of safety for the outback And it took a man like John Flynn to decide That the people of the bush deserved a better life The furthest boundary rider, a lonely drover's wife Deserved to be protected, kept in touch, given a go It took a man like Flynn to make it so [Chorus] He was John Flynn What a mighty man His vision for the outback A truly wonderful plan He was John Flynn What a mighty man His vision for the outback A truly wonderful plan [Verse 2] Flynn mustered his supporters all around him And slowly to fruition came the plan Simpson, Traeger, Barber, his dear mate Hugh Mackay And Hudson Fysh, They were loyal to a man Aeroplanes and wireless would span this big brown land To reach the furthest outback family, the injured station hand Medicine for the bushies, a model for the world The Flying Doctor's banner was unfurled [Chorus] And he was John Flynn What a mighty man His vision for the outback A truly wonderful plan He was John Flynn What a mighty man His vision for the outback A truly wonderful plan [Verse 3] So rest easy in your grave now Jimmy Darcy In the knowledge that your death was not in vain The Flying Doctor Service is a goer To handle all the suffering and the pain The people of the bush now have a better life The furthest boundary rider, the lonely drover's wife The people of the bush, kept in touch, given a go It took a man like Flynn to make it so [Chorus] Yes, he was John Flynn What a mighty man His vision for the outback A truly wonderful plan He was John Flynn What a mighty man His vision for the outback A truly wonderful plan Yes, he was John Flynn What a mighty man His vision for the outback A truly wonderful plan He was John Flynn What a mighty man His vision for the outback A truly wonderful plan Yes, he was John Flynn What a mighty man His vision for the outback A truly wonderful plan He was John Flynn What a mighty man His vision for the outback A truly wonderful plan
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