The Ballad There was a Wild Colonial Boy, Jack Doolan was his name, Of poor but honest parents he was born in Castlemaine, He was his father’s only hope, his mother’s pride and joy, And dearly did his parents love the Wild Colonial Boy. At the early age of 16 years, he left his father’s […]
Outback Joe – a verse
The Sun, Sunday 11 June 1899, page 5 OUTBACK JOE A LEGEND OF THE 25-MILE. You miners of Westralia! attention grant, I pray, While I relate in doggerel, a plaintive sort of lay, Wherein a sharper kind of bloke— a half Finn-German Jew — Was introduced to Out-back Joe and shown a point or two. […]
The Resolution – by C J Dennis
The Resolution A strong and stalwart man was he, And he sat in the shearing shed And shore, on the distant Boolooree, Where the best of sheep are bred. He sang in a voice that was full and deep, And his shear blades merrily rang, And he snipped and snipped at his bleating sheep; And […]
The Ballad of the Bloke Who Backed Bad Luck
Northam Courier – 2 Dec 1910, page 6 UNLUCKY JIM Thus he spoke, in tones lugubrious, “Life is but an empty dream” And its joys are just as fleeting, As projections on a screen. Naught remains but plenty trouble, Disappointments, quite a heap, Punted years on singles, doubles, Nuff to make a feller weep. Thus […]
Billy and I by Dryblower Murphy
Billy and I by Dryblower Murphy A faithful mate of days gone by— A friend of many a far-off track,— And yet you here neglected lie, Battered, old, and black. How oft before I brought you West, I’ve heard you sing and bubble; How oft you’ve shared each tramp and rest And fleeting joy or […]
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