Poems by Andrew Barton Paterson
In Defence of the Bush
... Where the "blokes" might take their "donahs", with a "public" close at hand ...
An Evening in Dandaloo
... "Wade in, Dandaloo!" So the boys might have their fight out, ...
Commandeering
... We never use such words as "steal", or "collar", "pinch", or "shake" ...
Song of the Artesian Water
... But there's no artesian water, though we've passed three thousand feet, ...
The Dauntless Three
... " Then out spake bold Herminius Millen, ...
The City of Dreadful Thirst
... "I joined some friends last night," he said, "in what they called a spree ...
Shearing With a Hoe
... "Of course, we've only got the blades!" "Well, what I want to know: ...
The Lost Leichardt
... The Longreach Horehound Beer! And then, to crown this tale of guilt, ...
Hay and Hell and Booligal
... Of course, there's heat -- no one denies -- ...
Rio Grande's Last Race
... "Make room for Rio Grande!" `I spurred him on to get the lead, ...
The Seven Ages of Wise
... Once more a child, he comes with quick-turned coat, ...
Rio Grande
... Make room for Rio Grande! Hes down! hes down! And horse and man ...
The Last Trump
... To lead the thirteenth trump! "If you had drawn their leading spade ...
The Old Tin Hat
... For there's one road right, and there's one road wrong, uphill, or over the flat, ...
Typographical
... For the comp. inspired by some sense of wrong ...
