There’s many great loves in history

That we know about

But a tale of two lovers that was told to me

Makes me want to scream and shout

Like Romeo and Juliet

A love story you won’t forget

Tell me why, tell me why did they destroy a love like that?

Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why did they do that?

Snowball Roach and Nellie Austin loved each other well

Oh and I don’t think that they argued often

Somebody broke the spell

Yeah they broke the spell and broke their hearts

And they drifted far apart

But tell me why, tell me why did they destroy a love like that?

Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why did they do that?

Well they tore two hearts apart

Left them bleeding all alone

And they threw them in a river made of stone

Oh they’re dead now

He was from the Bundjalung clan and she was Kirrae Whurrong

He was a big strong fighting man

She was proud and strong

Their love was great

Their love was free

But what happened to them was a tragedy

So tell me why, tell me why did they destroy a love like that?

Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why did they do that?

Well they tore two hearts apart

Left them bleeding all alone

And they threw them in the river made of stone

Made of stone

Made of stone

Made of stone

Yeah, they threw them in the river

Made of stone

Made of stone

Made of stone

Made of stone