Clancy of the Overflow - Narration Sung as a Ballad

Clancy of the Overflow tells the story of a city dweller's yearning for the carefree life of an Outback Australian drover. Written by Banjo Paterson, it is one of his best-loved works."

Being one of Australia's favourite poems, there are hundreds of versions of it, read by many people. This excellent rendition is sung as a ballad by the bush-band Wallis & Matilda. It beautiful captures the ethos of the poem.

Clancy of the Overflow Explained