There’s a cold rain on the Autumn wind
A brother murdered in Sydney Town
Marrickville brother under legal cover
In his home they gunned him down
We say oh oh oh oh oh ooooooh
And they shot him down
Well they took him out at point blank range
In his home with his small young son
Shot him dead in his Marrickville bed
With a pump action 12 gauge shotgun
Oh oh oh oh oh oooooh
And they gunned him down
You left a fatherless child and a grieving wife
A black fugitive on the run
Running from two centuries
Of oppressions loaded gun
We say oh oh oh oh oh oooooh
And they shot him down
We say oh oh oh oh oh oooooh
Sad river of tears
Two hundred years in the river of fear
Got yerrorists dressed in uniform
Under the protection of their law
Terrorise blacks in dawns of fear
They come crashin’ through your door
You’re not safe out there on freedom street
You’re not safe inside the "can"
For their shotguns and their stunt gas
They’re licenced to drop you where you stand
We say oh oh oh oh oooooh
And they shot him down
Sad river of tears
Two hundred years in the river of fear
They shot him down
Sad river of tears
Two hundred years
There’s a cold rain on the Autumn wind
A brother murdered in Sydney Town
Marrickville brother under legal cover
In his home they gunned him down
You’re not safe out there on freedom street
You’re not safe inside the "can"
For their shotguns and their stunt gas
They’re licenced to drop you where you stand
We're singing oh oh oh oh oooooh
And I shot you down
Sad river of tears
Two hundred years in the river of fear
