[Banjo] (17 February 1864 – 5 February 1941 / New South Wales)

Poems of Andrew Barton Paterson

1. "Ave Ceasar" 1/1/2004
2. "In re a Gentleman, One" 1/1/2004
3. "We're All Australians Now" 1/1/2004
4. “Shouting” for a Camel 1/1/2004
5. A Ballad of Ducks 1/1/2004
6. A Bunch of Roses 1/1/2004
7. A Bush Christening 9/10/2012
8. A Bush Lawyer 1/1/2004
9. A Bushman's Song 1/1/2004
10. A Change of Menu 1/1/2004
11. A Disqualified Jockey's Story 1/1/2004
12. A Dog's Mistake 1/1/2004
13. A Dream of the Melbourne Cup 1/1/2004
14. A Job for McGuinness 1/1/2004
15. A Motor Courtship 1/1/2004
16. A Mountain Station 1/1/2004
17. A National Song For Australia Felix 9/10/2012
18. A Nervous Governor-General 1/1/2004
19. A Rule Of The A.J.C. 9/10/2012
20. A Singer of the Bush 1/1/2004

Fed Up

I ain't a timid man at all, I'm just as brave as most,
I'll take my chance in open fight and die beside my post;
But riding round the 'ole day long as target for a Krupp,
A-drawing fire from Koppies -- well, I'm fair fed up.
It's wonderful how few get hit, it's luck that pulls us through;
Their rifle fire's no class at all, it misses me and you;
But when they sprinkle shells around like water from a cup
From that there blooming pom-pom gun -- well, I'm fed up.

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