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Poems by Andrew Barton Paterson

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Johnson’s Antidote

... ” “That’s the cure,” said William Johnson, “point me out this plant sublime,” ...

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The Fitzroy Blacksmith

... Or you'll hear him singing "Old Folks at Home", ...

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Pioneers

... There were the sons of field and flock since e’er they learned to ride ...

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The Mountain Squatter

... O Riverina Sheep! And, when the autumn rain ...

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"Shouting" for a Camel

... There's a moral to this story -- in your hat you ought to paste it -- ...

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The Billy-Goat Overland

... And where the lanes had been stripped of grass and the paddocks were nice and green, ...

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Now Listen to Me and I'll Tell You My Views

... afe to shriek!) And next let us join in the bloodthirsty shriek, Hooray for Lord Kitchener's "bag"! ...

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How Gilbert Died

... Now, Dun and Gilbert, stand!" Then Gilbert reached for his rifle true ...

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In the Stable

... Meally and Hall! 'Twas a good three-mile run to the homestead -- bad going, with plenty of trees -- ...

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The Scapegoat

... me our sins, it'll burst up the Synagogue!" He turned to an Acolyte who was making his bacca light, ...

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A Nervous Governor-General

... But his tastes, and the task, don't seem quite in accord ...

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The Mylora Elopement

... One more kiss -- don't think I'm greedy -- good-bye, lass, before I'm seen -- ...

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El Mahdi to the Australian Troops

... And with her mother joined to crush the right -- ...

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The Sausage Candidate-A Tale of the Elections

... You'd think they all had eaten money! But Jones exposed the course he took ...

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Right in Front of the Army

... And we said to the boys, as they walked her past, ...