I'm pretty sure the correct lyrics are "like a pre-loved paper back" not "paper bag", and further on in the second last verse it's "absent boats" rather than "absent votes".
I love this song; it's classic Lucksmiths. It's got wordplay, it's got wistfulness, it has a harmonica, it's about the Australian ritual of having voting stations at primary schools... it's beautiful.
I'm pretty sure the correct lyrics are "like a pre-loved paper back" not "paper bag", and further on in the second last verse it's "absent boats" rather than "absent votes".
I love this song; it's classic Lucksmiths. It's got wordplay, it's got wistfulness, it has a harmonica, it's about the Australian ritual of having voting stations at primary schools... it's beautiful.