The sunburnt —- stockman stood
And, in a dismal —- mood,
Apostrophized his —- cuddy;
‘The —- nag’s no —- good,
He couldn’t earn his —- food –
A regular —- brumby,
—-!’
He jumped across the —- horse
And cantered off, of —- course!
The roads were bad and —- muddy;
Said he, ‘Well, spare me —- days
The —- Government’s —- ways
Are screamin’ —- funny,
—-!’
He rode up hill, down —- dale,
The wind it blew a —- gale,
The creek was high and —- floody.
Said he, ‘The —- horse must swim,
The same for —- me and him,
Is something —- sickenin’,
—-!’
He plunged into the —- creek,
The —- horse was —- weak,
The stockman’s face a —- study!
And though the —- horse was drowned
The —- rider reached the ground
Ejaculating, ‘—-!’
‘—-!’
This poem was originally published under the title ‘—-!’ (The Great Australian Adjective).
C.J. Dennis borrowed the style for his poem ‘The Australaise.’
(William Thomas Goodge)
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