Paul Warren Poems

Banjo wrote of the wandering swagman
A song that Australians will always find grand
When Australia pledged the last man and shilling
He went to the AIF and showing a hand that's willing
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They stand or sit and look out at us
Some eyes show the sadness but not a fuss
At the beginning the adventure meant
To go overseas with mates a good time spent
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Nightly on our television screens you see
All the violence in the wide world to be
The internet is full of dark horrible things
Of deaths, explosions or disasters to it brings
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The children had a simple thing to do
To go to the shops on an errand through
But there was a railway line between home and the shop
And danger lurked in their short walking hop
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The black of the night has closed everything in
It has been a night of fighting the wages of sin
Of a drunken brawls where the beer and drugs have won
And in a cell for some is a hard lesson done
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I like to drive a V8
I know it’s not fashionable but it’s great
I like the acceleration and the fact
When driving it looks like you know where it’s at
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I sit and listen to Stephen Rowe
And he goes for the Crows I know
Once upon a time he played AFL
For the Crows and Norwood he tells
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They say in the future all you need to do
To lose weight is to pop a pill or two
In today's fast food world
To find a pill in science held
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The Great War was raging and the British Force
Needed to send messages without the Germans knowing of course
Telephone communication between frontline and rear
Was very necessary so supporting fire was near
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I've got an affliction I'm sorry to say
That I'm afraid will not go away
You see I can't help it it's plain to see
I have police officer's eyes just as plain as can be
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