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The Ballad of G. R. Dibbs by Andrew Barton Paterson
This is the story of G.R.D.,
Who went on a mission across the sea
To borrow some money for you a..
The Scorcher and the Howling Swell by Andrew Barton Paterson
The Scorcher and the Howling Swell were riding through the land;
They wept like anything to see th..
The Scottish Engineer by Andrew Barton Paterson
With eyes that searched in the dark,
Peering along the line,
Stood the grim Scotsman, Hector Cla..
The Federal Bus Conductor and the Old Lady by Andrew Barton Paterson
’The man who brought the railway through -- our friend the engineer.’
They cheer his pluck and ent..
The Corner Man by Andrew Barton Paterson
I dreamt a dream at the midnight deep,
When fancies come and go
To vex a man in his soothing sle..
The Matrimonial Stakes by Andrew Barton Paterson
I wooed her with a steeplechase, I won her with a fall,
I made her heartstrings quiver on the flat..
The Rule of the A.J.C. by Andrew Barton Paterson
Come all ye bold trainers attend to my song,
It’s a rule of the A.J.C.
You mustn’t train ponies,..
The Story of Mongrel Grey by Andrew Barton Paterson
This is the story the stockman told
On the cattle-camp, when the stars were bright;
The moon ros..
The Road to Hogan's Gap by Andrew Barton Paterson
Now look, you see, it’s this way like,
You cross the broken bridge
And run the crick down till y..
The Swagman's Rest by Andrew Barton Paterson
We buried old Bob where the bloodwoods wave
At the foot of the Eaglehawk;
We fashioned a cross o..
The Reveille by Andrew Barton Paterson
Trumpets of the Lancer Corps
Sound a loud reveille;
Sound it over Sydney shore,
Send the messa..
The Passing of Gundagai by Andrew Barton Paterson
"I’ll introduce a friend!" he said,
"And if you’ve got a vacant pen
You’d better take him in the..
The Winds Message by Andrew Barton Paterson
There came a whisper down the Bland between the dawn and dark,
Above the tossing of the pines, abo..
That Half-Crown Sweep by Andrew Barton Paterson
The run of Billabong-go-dry
Is just beyond Lime Burner’s Gap;
Its waterhole and tank supply
Is..
The Hypnotist by Andrew Barton Paterson
A man once read with mind surprised
Of the way that people were "hypnotised";
By waving hands yo..
The Silent Shearer by Andrew Barton Paterson
Weary and listless, sad and slow,
Without any conversation,
Was a man that worked on The Overflo..
The Federal Bus Conductor and the Old Lady by Andrew Barton Paterson
Now ’urry, Mrs New South Wales, and come along of us,
We’re all a-goin’ ridin’ in the Federation ’..
The Reverend Mullineux by Andrew Barton Paterson
I’d reckon his weight as eight-stun-eight,
And his height as five-foot-two,
With a face as plain..
The Gundaroo Bullock by Andrew Barton Paterson
Oh, there’s some that breeds the Devon that’s as solid as a stone,
And there’s some that breeds th..
The Lay of the Motor-Car by Andrew Barton Paterson
We’re away! and the wind whistles shrewd
In our whiskers and teeth;
And the granite-like grey of..
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