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His name Was Martin

from Frontier by DAVE HOUSTON

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Martin Cash (10 October 1808 – 26 August 1877) was a notorious convict bushranger known for escaping twice from Port Arthur, Van Diemen's Land. His 1870 autobiography The Adventures of Martin Cash, ghostwritten by James Lester Burke, a former convict, became a best seller in Australia.

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Ned Kelly was shot and hung
Captain Moonlight died young
Ben Hall he didn’t last
And Mad Dog Morgan faded fast

But his name was Martin. Martin Cash.
Yeah his name was Martin. Martin Cash

Martin was a smooth talking bushranger man
He travelled all over Van Demon’s Land
They couldn’t hold him down or keep him in jail.
This is his story. What a tale

His name was Martin. Cash
Yeah his name was Martin. Cash

Shot a man in a crime of passion
Paid the price, now on convict ration
Took up arms for his liberty
Said ‘Fuck you Governor I’ll be free.’

His name was Martin. Cash
Yeah his name was Martin. Cash

7 Long years in Norfolk Island
Heaviest chains and the heaviest irons
Saved a guard from a being killed
Walk free Martin. You won the deal

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from Frontier, released November 28, 2020

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DAVE HOUSTON Melbourne, Australia

Renowned theatrical impresario Dave Houston has released two solo albums, and an EP and a bunch of band albums.

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Houston's music is mellowed, rocky & psyche-folk treatment of themes dear to his heart. It swerves like an old Holden across the desert, careering from the angst of the traveling songwriter to the troubles of our dear heaving continent. ... more

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