[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] The Stranger’s Friend The strangest things and the maddest things, that a man can do or say, To the chaps and fellers and coves Out Back are matters of every day; Maybe on account of … [Read more...] about The Stranger’s Friend [poem by Henry Lawson]
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Saint Peter [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] Saint Peter Now, I think there is a likeness ’Twixt St. Peter’s life and mine, For he did a lot of trampin’ Long ago in Palestine. He was ‘union’ when the workers First began to … [Read more...] about Saint Peter [poem by Henry Lawson]
The Man from Waterloo [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] The Man from Waterloo (With kind regards to “Banjo.”) It was the Man from Waterloo, When work in town was slack, Who took the track as bushmen do, And humped his swag out … [Read more...] about The Man from Waterloo [poem by Henry Lawson]
The Green-Hand Rouseabout [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] The Green-Hand Rouseabout Call this hot? I beg your pardon. Hot! — you don’t know what it means. (What’s that, waiter? lamb or mutton! Thank you — mine is beef and greens. Bread and … [Read more...] about The Green-Hand Rouseabout [poem by Henry Lawson]
The Paroo [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] The Paroo It was a week from Christmas-time, As near as I remember, And half a year since in the rear We’d left the Darling Timber. The track was hot and more than drear; The long … [Read more...] about The Paroo [poem by Henry Lawson]
Bill and Jim Fall Out [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] Bill and Jim Fall Out 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 … [Read more...] about Bill and Jim Fall Out [poem by Henry Lawson]
O’Hara, J.P. [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] O’Hara, J.P. 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, … [Read more...] about O’Hara, J.P. [poem by Henry Lawson]
Rejected [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] Rejected She says she’s very sorry, as she sees you to the gate; You calmly say ‘Good-bye’ to her while standing off a yard, Then you lift your hat and leave her, walking mighty … [Read more...] about Rejected [poem by Henry Lawson]
Mary Called Him ‘Mister’ [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] Mary Called Him ‘Mister’ They’d parted but a year before — she never thought he’d come, She stammer’d, blushed, held out her hand, and called him ‘Mister Gum.’ How could he know that … [Read more...] about Mary Called Him ‘Mister’ [poem by Henry Lawson]
My Literary Friend [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] My Literary Friend Once I wrote a little poem which I thought was very fine, And I showed the printer’s copy to a critic friend of mine, First he praised the thing a little, then he … [Read more...] about My Literary Friend [poem by Henry Lawson]
The Jolly Dead March [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] The Jolly Dead March 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 … [Read more...] about The Jolly Dead March [poem by Henry Lawson]
The Writer’s Dream [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] The Writer’s Dream A writer wrote of the hearts of men, and he followed their tracks afar; For his was a spirit that forced his pen to write of the things that are. His heart grew … [Read more...] about The Writer’s Dream [poem by Henry Lawson]
The Uncultured Rhymer To His Cultured Critics [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] The Uncultured Rhymer To His Cultured Critics Fight through ignorance, want, and care — Through the griefs that crush the spirit; Push your way to a fortune fair, And the smiles of … [Read more...] about The Uncultured Rhymer To His Cultured Critics [poem by Henry Lawson]
Written Afterwards [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] Written Afterwards So the days of my tramping are over, And the days of my riding are done — I’m about as content as a rover Will ever be under the sun; I write, after reading your … [Read more...] about Written Afterwards [poem by Henry Lawson]
The Battling Days [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] The Battling Days So, sit you down in a straight-backed chair, with your pipe and your wife content, And cross your knees with your wisest air, and preach of the ‘days … [Read more...] about The Battling Days [poem by Henry Lawson]
The Way of the World [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] The Way of the World When fairer faces turn from me, And gayer friends grow cold, And I have lost through poverty The friendship bought with gold ; When I have served the selfish … [Read more...] about The Way of the World [poem by Henry Lawson]
The Men We Might Have Been [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] The Men We Might Have Been When God’s wrath-cloud is o’er me, Affrighting heart and mind ; When days seem dark before me, And days seem black behind ; Those friends who think they … [Read more...] about The Men We Might Have Been [poem by Henry Lawson]
The Ships That Won’t Go Down [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] The Ships That Won’t Go Down We hear a great commotion ’Bout the ship that comes to grief, That founders in mid-ocean, Or is driven on a reef; Because it’s cheap and brittle A … [Read more...] about The Ships That Won’t Go Down [poem by Henry Lawson]
Second Class Wait Here [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] Second Class Wait Here On suburban railway stations — you may see them as you pass — There are signboards on the platforms saying, ‘Wait here second class;’ And to me the whirr and … [Read more...] about Second Class Wait Here [poem by Henry Lawson]
Antony Villa [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] Antony Villa A Ballad of Ninety-three Over there, above the jetty, stands the mansion of the Vardens, With a tennis ground and terrace, and a flagstaff in the gardens : They are … [Read more...] about Antony Villa [poem by Henry Lawson]
The Bursting of the Boom [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] The Bursting of the Boom The shipping-office clerks are ‘short,’ the manager is gruff — ‘They cannot make reductions,’ and ‘the fares are low enough.’ They ship us West with cattle, … [Read more...] about The Bursting of the Boom [poem by Henry Lawson]
The Dons of Spain [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] The Dons of Spain The Eagle screams at the beck of trade, so Spain, as the world goes round, Must wrestle the right to live or die from the sons of the land she found ; For, as in … [Read more...] about The Dons of Spain [poem by Henry Lawson]
The New Chum Jackaroo [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] The New Chum Jackaroo 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 … [Read more...] about The New Chum Jackaroo [poem by Henry Lawson]
A May Night on the Mountains [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] A May Night on the Mountains ’Tis a wonderful time when these hours begin, These long ‘small hours’ of night, When grass is crisp, and the air is thin, And the stars come close and … [Read more...] about A May Night on the Mountains [poem by Henry Lawson]
Rain in the Mountains [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in Verses Popular and Humorous, 1900.] Rain in the Mountains The valley’s full of misty cloud, Its tinted beauty drowning, The Eucalypti roar aloud, The mountain fronts are frowning. The mist is hanging like a … [Read more...] about Rain in the Mountains [poem by Henry Lawson]