P.S. Oscar. W

“OSCAR W” — Full Female Vocal Version Verse 1 She was built by Wallin’s steady hands, in Echuca’s early light, Named for a boy who marched to war and never made it home that night. She carried wool and barrels down the Murray’s winding line, A river queen with timber bones, and a heartbeat in her grind. Pre‑Chorus And the river keeps her secrets, If you listen, you can hear her still. Chorus Oh Oscar W, you’re a heartbeat on the water, A memory drifting slow beneath the red‑gum shade. You’ve watched the years roll by like a thousand silver mornings, But you’re still here, still proud, still river‑made. Verse 2 She changed her hands a dozen times, through drought and shifting trade, From Permewan Wright to Ritchie’s crew, she worked the river’s blade. Through floods and fading industries, she held her line and stayed, A stubborn old survivor in the South Australian glade. Pre‑Chorus And the river keeps her stories, In the creak of every timber rail. Chorus Oh Oscar W, you’re a heartbeat on the water, A memory drifting slow beneath the red‑gum shade. You’ve watched the years roll by like a thousand silver mornings, But you’re still here, still proud, still river‑made. Bridge Now children wave from Goolwa’s wharf, And old men smile like they’ve come home. Steam curls up like a ghost of time, And the Murray hums her low, sweet tone. Final Chorus Oh Oscar W, you’re a heartbeat on the water, A living piece of all the lives you’ve carried down. From Echuca’s yards to the southern tides, You’re the river’s weathered crown. Still here, still strong, still river‑bound.