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.