[Editor: This song by John Neilson (1844-1922), with alterations by Cecil W. P. Poole, was published in The Adelaide Observer (Adelaide, SA), 6 November 1886. The original version of the song, “Waiting for the Rain”, by John Neilson, was first published in 1878.] The Song of … [Read more...] about The Song of the Shearer [song by John Neilson (senior), 6 November 1886]