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(The Great Australian Adjective.)
[For The Bulletin.] 11 Dec 1897
The sunburnt —— stockman stood
And, in a dismal —— mood,
Apostrophised his —— cuddy;
“The —— nag’s no —— good,
He couldn’t earn his —— food —
A regular —— brumby,
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He jumped across the —— horse
And cantered off, of —— course!
The roads were bad and —— muddy!
Said he: “Well, spare me —— days
The —— Government’s —— ways
Are screamin’ —— funny,
——!”
He rode up hill, down —— dale,
The wind it blew a —— gale,
The creek was high and —— floody,
Said he: “The —— horse must swim,
The same for —— me and him,
It something —— sickenin’,
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He plunged into the —— creek,
The —— horse was —— weak,
The stockman’s face a —— study!
And though the —— horse was drowned
The —— rider reached the ground
Ejaculating: “——!”
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THE COLONEL.
Orange.