[Verse]
             
The faces in t

             
he photograph 

     
have faded
            
And I can't be

             
lieve he looks

              
 so much like 

      
me
            
For it's been 

            
ten years toda

y
            
Since I left f

             
or Old Cork St


ation
            
Sayin' I won't

             
 be back till 

             
the drovin's d


one.

[Chorus]
             
For the rain n

             
ever falls on 

             
the dusty Diam

  
antina
            
And a drover f

             
inds it hard t

             
o change his m

       
ind
            
For the years 

            
have surely go

ne
             
Like the drays

              
 from Old Cork

 
 Station
            
  And I won't 

             
be back till t

           
he drovin's do

ne

[Verse]
             
Well it seems 

             
like the sun c

             
omes up each m


ornin'
            
Sets me up and

             
 takes it all 

        
away
            
For the dreami

          
ng by the ligh

t
            
Of the camp fi

       
re at night
            
Ends with the 

            
burning by the

 
 day

[Chorus]
             
For the rain n

             
ever falls on 

             
the dusty Diam

  
antina
            
And a drover f

             
inds it hard t

              
o change his m

       
ind
            
For the years 

            
have surely go

ne
             
Like the drays

              
 from Old Cork

  
 Station
            
  And I won't 

             
be back till t

           
he drovin's do

ne.

Lead Break:      

[Verse]
             
Sometimes I th

             
ink I'll settl

           
e back in Sydn

ey
            
But it's been 

              
so long it's h

             
ard to change 

         
my mind
            
For the cattle

            
 trail goes on

 and on
            
And the fences

         
 roll forever
            
  And I won't 

             
be back till t

            
he drovin's do


ne.

[Chorus]
             
For the rain n

             
ever falls on 

             
the dusty Diam

   
antina
            
And a drover f

             
inds it hard t

             
o change his m

       
ind
            
For the years 

            
have surely go

ne
             
Like the drays

              
 from Old Cork

 
 Station
            
   I won't be 

             
back till the 

         
drovin's done

[Chorus]
             
For the rain n

             
ever falls on 

             
the dusty Diam

  
antina
            
And a drover f

             
inds it hard t

             
o change his m

       
ind
            
For the years 

            
have surely go

ne
             
Like the drays

              
 from Old Cork

 
 Station
            
  And I won't 

             
be back till t

           
he drovin's do

ne.