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Peter taylor master cattle man, his son John on his pony travelling 
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kicking up a dust storm on the plains they call their home 
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with them rides young Morris Yungi, second son of old Gilungi 
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just part of the family like his father was before 
 
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now young John Taylor holds the answer, he's colour blind so it don't matter 
  A                  A                      G    G/F# Em                D  
treats each man just as he finds him, the scales of   age won't blind him 
 
now young john does school of the air and these bush kids they work in pairs 
so Morris's son, they call him Michael shares the books he reads and writes with 
they've grown up as thick as thieves so will things change when John leaves 
he's been taught to trust his mind so time'll find he won't 
 
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now michael's land is young john's country 
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just cross the path of time and friendship 
A              D D D  D - break 
it just takes ti i me  
 
     A                 A                G                    G 
now young john taylor holds the answer, he's colour blind so it don't matter 
  A                  A                      Em   D/F# G 
treats each man just as he finds him, the scales of   age won't blind him 
 A                 A                G                    G 
young john taylor holds the answer, he's colour blind so it don't matter 
  A                  A                      Em   D/F# G 
treats each man just as he finds him, the scales of   age won't blind him