Frying Pan's Theology Poem by A B Banjo Paterson

Frying Pan's Theology

Rating: 2.9


Shock-headed blackfellow,
Boy (on a pony).
Snowflakes are falling
Gentle and slow,
Youngster says, "Frying Pan
What makes it snow?"

Frying Pan, confident,
Makes the reply --
"Shake 'im big flour bag
Up in the sky!"

"What! when there's miles of it?
Surely that's brag.
Who is there strong enough
Shake such a bag?"

"What parson tellin' you,
Ole Mister Dodd,
Tell you in Sunday-School?
Big pfeller God!

"Him drive 'im bullock dray,
Then thunder go;
Him shake 'im flour bag --
Tumble down snow!"

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
John Stubbs 03 April 2018

Great memories of school when we learnt Banjo's writings.

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Judy Wall 26 September 2007

This poem doesn't scan like a Banjo poem should. That is probably because you have missed the first two lines, which read: Scene: Upon Monaro Dramatis personnae:

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