Ted Egan — John Flynn lyrics

Lyrics

A stockman named Jimmy Darcy had a bad accident at Halls Creek
Outback Western Australia
There was no doctor
A telegraphist sent a morse code message to Perth
2000 kilometres away
The doctor’s morse code reply enabled Jimmy Darcy’s mates to operate on him
The operation was a success
But Jimmy Darcy died of other complications
The reverend John Flynn heard the story
And determined to start the Royal Flying Doctor Service
I guess it was the death of Jimmy Darcy
That prompted the decision to provide
A mantle of safety for the outback
And it took a man like John Flynn to decide
That the people of the bush deserved a better life
The furthest boundary rider, a lonely drover’s wife
Deserved to be protected, kept in touch, given a go
It took a man like Flynn to make it so
He was John Flynn
What a mighty man
His vision for the outback
A truly wonderful plan
He was John Flynn
What a mighty man
His vision for the outback
A truly wonderful plan
Flynn mustered his supporters all around him
And slowly to fruition came the plan
Simpson, Traeger, Barber, his dear mate Hugh Mackay
And Hudson Fysh, They were loyal to a man
Aeroplanes and wireless would span this big brown land
To reach the furthest outback family, the injured station hand
Medicine for the bushies, a model for the world
The Flying Doctor’s banner was unfurled
And he was John Flynn
What a mighty man
His vision for the outback
A truly wonderful plan
He was John Flynn
What a mighty man
His vision for the outback
A truly wonderful plan
So rest easy in your grave now Jimmy Darcy
In the knowledge that your death was not in vain
The Flying Doctor Service is a goer
To handle all the suffering and the pain
The people of the bush now have a better life
The furthest boundary rider, the lonely drover’s wife
The people of the bush, kept in touch, given a go
It took a man like Flynn to make it so
Yes, he was John Flynn
What a mighty man
His vision for the outback
A truly wonderful plan
He was John Flynn
What a mighty man
His vision for the outback
A truly wonderful plan
Yes, he was John Flynn
What a mighty man
His vision for the outback
A truly wonderful plan
He was John Flynn
What a mighty man
His vision for the outback
A truly wonderful plan
Yes, he was John Flynn
What a mighty man
His vision for the outback
A truly wonderful plan
He was John Flynn
What a mighty man
His vision for the outback
A truly wonderful plan