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On the road through Queensland there is sugarcane everywhere, gets up your nose. cheers 

Sugar Cane Blues By Kevin L Fairbrother Sugar, Sugar it’s everywhere From Proserpine to Cairns The green fields of cane Are in your face all the time On the road I’m driving The cane swaying on both sides Radio blaring a Muslim invasion Who cares when there is sugar everywhere I’m feeling high with sugar on my mind But deep down I feel no shame I’m riding high there is no pain That sweet smell I take it in again and again A change of scenery is what I need A different choice to smell and see Maybe then I can forget I have The sugar cane blues Sugar, Sugar oh so sweet Please give me some relief Let it end this feeling So full of sweetness Need to come down off this high Into the mountains I think I’ll go Change the scenery breathe some fresh air To take away my sugar cane blues

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Date: 1/6/2024 1:22:00 PM
Kev did ya squash any toads on the endless Roads? I remember the canefields on fire like Sunset at night king browns and mammals out Fast did light.' When you pass by, turn in and I'll put the billy there by, take a smoko, crack a Joke so, and get our world back no lie.'
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Date: 2/20/2016 10:31:00 PM
Nice write Kevin, Queensland is a beautiful state, Peter and lived there for about a year and a half, we were based in an army camp, really loved it there and the sugar plantations were a sight to see, mind you the West is just as good, take care.........Vera
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Kevin Fairbrother
Date: 2/20/2016 10:51:00 PM
Thanks Vera, yea big open spaces in the west. Cheers Kev
Date: 2/15/2016 7:50:00 AM
I enjoyed r adding some of your writing. I'm surprised we have not crossed patches in the last two years.
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Kevin Fairbrother
Date: 2/20/2016 5:57:00 PM
Thanks Richard, enjoy reading your writing, cheers Kev

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