‘Rover, rover, cattle-drover, where go you to-day?’
I go to Cuppacumalomga, fifty miles away;
Over plains where Summer rains have sung a song of glee,
Over hills where laughing rills go seeking for the sea,
I go to Cuppacumalonga, to my brother Bill.
Then come along, ah, come along!
Ah, come to Cuppacumalonga!
Come to Cuppacumalonga Hill!
‘Rover, rover, cattle-drover, how do you get there?’
For twenty miles I amble on upon my pony mare,
The walk awhile and talk awhile to country men I know,
Then up to ride a mile beside a team that travels slow,
And last to Cuppacumalonga, riding with a will.
Then come along, ah, come along!
Ah, come to Cuppacumalonga!
Come to Cuppacumalonga Hill!
‘Rover, rover, cattle-drover, what do you do then?’
I camp beneath a kurrajong with three good cattle-men;
Then off away at break of day, with strong hands on the reins,
To laugh and sing while mustering the cattle on the plains –
For up to Cuppacumalonga life is jolly still.
Then come along, ah, come along!
Ah, come to Cuppacumalonga!
Come to Cuppacumalonga Hill!
‘Rover, rover, cattle-drover, how may I go too?’
I’ll saddle up my creamy colt and he shall carry you –
My creamy colt who will not bolt, who does not shy nor kick –
We’ll pack the load and take the road and travel very quick.
And if the day brings work or play we’ll meet it with a will.
So Hi for Cuppacumalonga!
Come Along, ah, come along!
Ah, come to Cuppacumalonga Hill!
(Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis)
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