Violet Town Poem by Francis Duggan

As the train approach the station it slow down
And the conductor shouts the next stop Violet Town
At the station platform it grinds to stand still
And the Melbourne V line whistles loud and shrill.

A mum and dad hug their daughter goodbye
Tell all our friends in Melbourne we said hi
And do be wary of those city men
And don't forget to ring us now and then.

She leaves the bush the peaceful country life
To live in World where sin and crime is rife
Eighteen years old brown locks and eyes of brown
A lovely young woman from Violet Town.

Some of those in the Melbourne V Line train
May never pass by Violet Town again
But they may recall in city far away
That they had brief glimpse of Violet Town one day.

And i'll recall brief glimpse of Violet Town
And lovely young woman with locks of brown
Who boarded the train that took her from country life
To live in a world where sin and crime is rife.