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North of the 23 Lyrics by The Go Set

Rising

2008

Row up lads, there's work to be had
And it's on the fast train to Hell
The railway line is heading North
For those doing time or a soul to sell
The burning sun on the chain gang
Or years in a rusty cage
There's nothing to lose for the convict soul
And the fortune favours the brave
Working on the railway they were North of the 23
Sons of the Federation they were fighting fit and free
Working on the railway they were North of the 23
Sons of the Federation and, the currency
Now they sleep on the rattling boards
The North of nowhere, dirt platforms
The work is heavy as the monsoon rain
And the humid air makes for men insane
Fortune never found them
The freedom of death, it never came
The lads who lost their souls to the Devil
They were heading South again
Working on the railway they were North of the 23
Sons of the Federation they were fighting fit and free
Working on the railway they were North of the 23
Sons of the Federation and, the currency
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"North of the 23" appears on "Rising" in 2008.

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