Song of the Future (Andrew Barton Paterson Poems)
'Tis strange that in a land so strong So strong and bold in mighty youth, We have no poet's voice ...
'Tis strange that in a land so strong So strong and bold in mighty youth, We have no poet's voice ...
The sun strikes down with a blinding glare; The skies are blue and the plains are wide, The saltbush plains ...
This is the story of G.R.D., Who went on a mission across the sea To borrow some money for you ...
Far to the Northward there lies a land, A wonderful land that the winds blow over, And none may fathom ...
Oh, Mr Gilhooley he turned up his toes, As most of you know, soon or late; And Jones was a ...
Now is the law of the Overland that all in the West obey -- A man must cover with travelling ...
The roving breezes come and go On Kiley's Run, The sleepy river murmurs low, And far away one dimly sees ...
"I'll introduce a friend!" he said, "And if you've got a vacant pen You'd better take him in the shed ...
Pro Bono Publico Went out the streets to scan, And marching to and fro He met a seedy man, Who ...
It was the lunatic poet escaped from the local asylum, Loudly he twanged on his banjo and sang with his ...
Kanzo Makame, the diver, sturdy and small Japanee, Seeker of pearls and of pearl-shell down in the depths of the ...
There came a stranger to Walgett town, To Walgett town when the sun was low, And he carried a thirst ...
'Twas in scientific circles That the great Professor Brown Had a world-wide reputation As a writer of renown. He had ...
The shearers sat in the firelight, hearty and hale and strong, After the hard day's shearing, passing the joke along: ...
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