The Shearer From Kirkstall Is A Mighty Man Poem by Francis Duggan

A giant of a fellow with fuzzy brown beard
And when intoxicated a man to be feared
A broad shouldered giant near him big men seem small
The strongest and toughest to hail from Kirkstall

In the prime of his life and full of youthful elan
The shearer from Kirkstall is a mighty man
The top shearer in central New South Wales far north of his homeplace
In the outback bush town pubs his is a known face

To boast of his shearing achievements it is not his way
Though he has been known to shear more than two hundred big sheep a day
The physical hard work of shearing no bother to him at all
The young shearing shed legend far north of Kirkstall

The shearer from Kirkstall with long hair of brown
Has had a girl friend or two in every central New South Wales town
As well as being a champion shearer of the shearing shed
He has the reputation of being good in bed

As one who starts trouble he has never been known
Though his reputation as a fighting man has grown
For anyone who has picked a fight with him has come out second best
He has never been found to be wanting when put to the test

One can say of him he is a man among men
The shearer from Kirkstall the mighty big Ben
Action speaks louder than words with him it is this way
The top shearer in the shearing sheds of central New South Wales today.