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From: Mike HW
Subject: Across the Western Plains - Trad. Australian
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 1995 17:13:56 +1100 (EST)
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I m stiff and stony broke and I ve parted with my smoke
And the sky is looking black as thunder
And the boss ofthe shanty too, for I haven t got a sou
Thats how they treat you when you re down and under
I m crook in the head, for I haven t been to bed
Since I first touched this shanty with my plunder
I see centipedes and snakes, and I m full of achces and shakes
So I d better make a push out over yonder
Repentance brings reproof, so I sadly pad the hoof
All day I see the mirage of the trees
But it ll all have an end when I reach the river bend
And listen to the sighing of the breeze