Stawell In Victoria Poem by Francis Duggan

For it's famed Easter Gift it is in renown
Stawell in Victoria is a grand old Town
Such warm and friendly people there every visitor meet
A smiling hello for you on every street
People make a town as the wise one does say
And Stawell is surely a winner if towns are judged in this way
Every time i visit there on leaving i feel a bit sad
For to visit old towns like Stawell i for one does feel glad
Their names on steel plates on the sidewalks of the Stawell Main Street
Each in his own right a renowned athlete
Those who win the Stawell Gift have an undying fame
Where many a great athlete for himself made a name
Town of a friendly people who feel pride in their home place
Stawell in Victoria of the famous foot race.