The Rockchapel Migrant

Every evening he walks with his wife and their teenage daughter on the beach at Lady Bay
A bloke in his late forties his hair silver gray
From his first homeplace in Duhallow many miles away
Though he may feel a stranger in Rockchapel today

In Duhallow he was born and raised and went to primary school
Though 'twas the lust of the wander that brought him south to Warrnambool
Lack of work in his migration also had a say
He has settled in Warrnambool for the long stay

With a beautiful daughter and a lovely brown haired Aussie wife
The Rockchapel migrant is happy in his life
Though happy in Warrnambool the memories remain
Of a place he once loved that he may not see again

He left his first homeplace when he was nineteen
And some of the big world since then he has seen
And he may feel a stranger in Rockchapel today
His first homeplace far north of old Lady Bay.