Lyrics:

The faces in the photograph have faded
And I can`t believe he looks so much like me
For it`s been ten years today
Since I left for Old Cork Station
Sayin` I won`t be back till the drovin`s done

For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina
And a drover finds it hard to change his mind
For the years have surely gone
Like the drays from Old Cork Sta-ation
And I won`t be back till the drovin`s done

Well it seems like the sun comes up each mornin`
Sets me up and takes it all away
For the dreaming by the light
Of the camp fire at ni-ight
Ends with the burning by the day

For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina
And a drover finds it hard to change his mind
For the years have surely gone
Like the drays from Old Cork Sta-ation
And I won`t be back till the drovin`s done

Sometimes I think I`ll settle back in Sydney
But it`s been so long it`s hard to change my mind
For the cattle trail goes on and on
And the fences roll forever
And I won`t be back till the drovin`s done

For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina
And a drover finds it hard to change his mind
For the years have surely gone
Like the drays from Old Cork Sta-ation
And I won`t be back till the drovin`s done

For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina
And a drover finds it hard to change his mind
For the years have surely gone
Like the drays from Old Cork Station
And I won`t be back till the drovin`s done