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A New John Bull

Henry Lawson
A tall, slight, English gentleman,
With an eyeglass to his eye;
He mostly says 'Good-Bai' to you,
When he means to say 'Good-bye';
He shakes hands like a ladies' man,
For all the world to see,...
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Available Languages: English

A Slight Misunderstanding At The Jasper Gate

Henry Lawson
Oh, do you hear the argument, far up above the skies?
The voice of old Saint Peter, in expostulation rise?
Growing shrill, and ever shriller, at the thing that's being done;...
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A Word To Texas Jack

Henry Lawson
Texas Jack, you are amusin'. By Lord Harry, how I laughed
When I seen yer rig and saddle with its bulwarks fore-and-aft;
Holy smoke! In such a saddle how the dickens can yer fall?...
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Bill And Jim Fall Out

Henry Lawson
Bill and Jim are mates no longer, they would scorn the name of mate,
Those two bushmen hate each other with a soul-consuming hate;
Yet erstwhile they were as brothers should be (tho' they never will):...
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For He Was A Jolly Good Fellow

Henry Lawson
They cheered him from the wharf, it was a glorious day:
His hand went to his scarf, his thoughts were far away.
Oh, he was 'Jolly Good', they sang it long and loud,...
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Grace Jennings Carmicheal

Henry Lawson
I hate the pen, the foolscap fair,
The poet's corner, and the page,
For Grief and Death are written there,
In every land and every age.
The poets sing and play their parts,...
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Available Languages: English

Interlude. A Dirge of Joy

Henry Lawson
Oh! this is a joyful dirge, my friends, and this is a hymn of praise;
And this is a clamour of Victory, and a p'an of Ancient Days.
It isn't a Yelp of the Battlefield; nor a Howl of the Bounding Wave,...
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Interlude - A Dirge Of Joy

Henry Lawson
Oh! this is a joyful dirge, my friends, and this is a hymn of praise;
And this is a clamour of Victory, and a p'an of Ancient Days.
It isn't a Yelp of the Battlefield; nor a Howl of the Bounding Wave,...
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Available Languages: English

Jack Cornstalk

Henry Lawson
I met with Jack Cornstalk in London to-day,
He saw me and coo-eed from over the way.
Oh! the solemn-faced Londoners stared with surprise
At his hair and his height as compared with his size!...
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Available Languages: English

Jack Dunn Of Nevertire

Henry Lawson
It chanced upon the very day we'd got the shearing done,
A buggy brought a stranger to the West-o'-Sunday Run;
He had a round and jolly face, and he was sleek and stout,...
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Jack Robertson

Henry Lawson
How oft in public meetings past,
Where sense was not and talk was loud,
We caught a glimpse of long white hair
Upon the outskirts of the crowd;
And then the tide of talk ebbed back,...
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Available Languages: English

John Cornstalk

Henry Lawson
John Cornstalk lives in the Southern Land,
What says Cornstalk John?
Jack Cornstalk says in a loud firm voice:
'Land of the South, lead on.'

CHORUS:
Land of the South, lead on, lead on,...
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Available Languages: English

Johnson's Wonder

Henry Lawson
I'd been right round by overlands to see the world and life,
And on the boat at Plymouth I met Johnson and his wife;
He was a man who knew the world and wore the know-all smile,...
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Available Languages: English

Joseph's Dreams And Reuben's Brethren (A Recital In Six Chapters)

Henry Lawson
CHAPTER I

I cannot blame old Israel yet,
For I am not a sage,
I shall not know until I get
The son of my old age.
The mysteries of this Vale of Tears
We will perchance explain...
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Available Languages: English

O'Hara, J.P.

Henry Lawson
James Patrick O'Hara the Justice of Peace,
He bossed the P.M. and he bossed the police;
A parent, a deacon, a landlord was he,
A townsman of weight was O'Hara, J.P.
...
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Available Languages: English

Tambaroora Jim

Henry Lawson
He never drew a sword to fight a dozen foes alone,
Nor gave a life to save a life no better than his own.
He lived because he had been born, the hero of my song,...
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Available Languages: English

The Jolly Dead March

Henry Lawson
If I ever be worthy or famous,
Which I'm sadly beginning to doubt,
When the angel whose place 'tis to name us
Shall say to my spirit, 'Pass out!'
I wish for no sniv'lling about me...
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Available Languages: English

The New Chum Jackeroo

Henry Lawson
Let bushmen think as bushmen will,
And say whate'er they choose,
I hate to hear the stupid sneer
At New Chum Jackaroos.

He may not ride as you can ride,
Or do what you can do;...
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The Old Jimmy Woodser

Henry Lawson
The old Jimmy Woodser comes into the bar
Unwelcomed, unnoticed, unknown,
Too old and too odd to be drunk with, by far;
So he glides to the end where the lunch baskets are
And they say that he tipples alone....
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Available Languages: English

The Song Of Old Joe Swallow

Henry Lawson
When I was up the country in the rough and early days,
I used to work along ov Jimmy Nowlett's bullick-drays;
Then the reelroad wasn't heered on, an' the bush was wild an' strange,...
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Available Languages: English
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