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The Ballad of the 'Calliope' By the far Samoan shore,

Do They Know Do they know? At the turn to the straight

The Passing of Gundagai 'I'll introdooce a friend!' he said,

The Wargeilah Handicap Wargeilah town is very small,

Any Other Time All of us play our very best game --

The Last Trump 'You led the trump,' the old man said

Tar and Feathers Oh! the circus swooped down

It's Grand It's grand to be a squatter

Out of Sight They held a polo meeting at a little country town,

The Road to Old Man's Town The fields of youth are filled with flowers,

The Old Timer's Steeplechase The sheep were shorn and the wool went down

In the Stable What! You don't like him; well, maybe -- we all have our fancies, of course:

"He Giveth His Beloved Sleep" The long day passes with its load of sorrow:

Driver Smith 'Twas Driver Smith of Battery A was anxious to see a fight;

There's Another Blessed Horse Fell Down When you're lying in your hammock, sleeping soft and sleeping sound,

On the Trek Oh, the weary, weary journey on the trek, day after day,

The Last Parade With never a sound of trumpet,

With French to Kimberley The Boers were down on Kimberley with siege and Maxim gun;

Johnny Boer Men fight all shapes and sizes as the racing horses run,

What Have the Cavalry Done What have the cavalry done?

Right in the Front of the Army 'Where 'ave you been this week or more,

That V.C. 'Twas in the days of front attack,

Fed Up I ain't a timid man at all, I'm just as brave as most,

Jock! There's a soldier that's been doing of his share

Santa Claus Halt! Who goes there? The sentry's call

RIO GRANDE'S LAST RACE AND OTHER VERSES

Rio Grande's Last Race

Now this was what Macpherson told While waiting in the stand; A reckless rider, over-bold, The only man with hands to hold The rushing Rio Grande.

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