Rio Grande's Last Race, and Other Verses
The verses in this collection have appeared in papers in various parts of the world— Rio Grande in London; most of the war verses in Bloemfontein; others in Sydney. A. B. Paterson.
Rio Grande's Last Race Now this was what Macpherson told
By the Grey Gulf-water Far to the Northward there lies a land,
With the Cattle The drought is down on field and flock,
The First Surveyor 'The opening of the railway line! -- the Governor and all!
Mulga Bill's Bicycle 'Twas Mulga Bill, from Eaglehawk, that caught the cycling craze;
The Pearl Diver Kanzo Makame, the diver, sturdy and small Japanee,
The City of Dreadful Thirst The stranger came from Narromine and made his little joke --
Saltbush Bill's Gamecock 'Twas Saltbush Bill, with his travelling sheep, was making his way to town;
Hay and Hell and Booligal 'You come and see me, boys,' he said;
A Walgett Episode The sun strikes down with a blinding glare,
A. B. Paterson
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Original 1902 Sydney edition
Contents with First Lines:
RIO GRANDE'S LAST RACE AND OTHER VERSES
Rio Grande's Last Race
With the Cattle
Mulga Bill's Bicycle
The Pearl Diver
The City of Dreadful Thirst
Saltbush Bill's Gamecock
Hay and Hell and Booligal
A Walgett Episode
Father Riley's Horse
The Scotch Engineer
Song of the Future
Anthony Considine
Song of the Artesian Water
A Disqualified Jockey's Story
The Road to Gundagai
Saltbush Bill's Second Fight
Hard Luck
Song of the Federation
The Old Australian Ways
The Ballad of the 'Calliope'
Do They Know
The Passing of Gundagai
The Wargeilah Handicap
Any Other Time
The Last Trump
Tar and Feathers
It's Grand
Out of Sight
The Road to Old Man's Town
The Old Timer's Steeplechase
In the Stable
"He Giveth His Beloved Sleep"
Driver Smith
There's Another Blessed Horse Fell Down
On the Trek
The Last Parade
With French to Kimberley
Johnny Boer
What Have the Cavalry Done
Right in the Front of the Army
That V.C.
Fed Up
Jock!
Santa Claus
From a section of Advertisements, 1909.
THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER,
RIO GRANDE'S LAST RACE, AND OTHER VERSES.
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