Wrote this way back in 1993-on the Tamworth on Parade tour . I was the current Female Vocalist- The tour bus pulled into Turkey Creek- I got out & saw this old bloke sitting in a 4 wheel drive! not sure what drew me to him! He was basically blind, so I had quite a yarn- and he told me his story! guess the rest is history. Slim recorded the song -and we won (Best Bush Ballad) with it in 2001 . Slim loved the story-loved the song & we were both very grateful to old Paddy that he shared his story! A few years later at The Isa rodeo- I sang the song- one young Aboriginal Ringer told me (old Paddy William, he's a legend round here! ) That was when I realized how significant the song was! So I gave it to Slim!