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Thomas E Spencer

I lived from 1845-1911. I was from Australia, and am in the Oceania category.







Thomas E. Spencer, who is famous for How McDougal Topped the Score also penned ethnic creole humorous poetry with a German, Irish or Scandinavian flavour.  The German ones are favourites for recitation within German-Queensland communities, but they have also been inspired to compose their own recitations along similar lines.




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  • Do I Love Thee
    I ask my heart, "Do I love thee?"
    But how can I e'er forget
    16 lines, 1 comment
  • How McDougal Topped The Score
    A peaceful spot is Piper's Flat. The folk that live around -
    They keep themselves by keeping sheep and turning up the ground;
    80 lines, 5 comments
  • Farewell
    As we travel Life's weary journey,
    And plod through the gathering years,
    41 lines, 1 comment
  • Why Doherty Died
    It was out on the Bogan near Billabong Creek
    Where the sky shines like brass seven days in the week,
    64 lines
  • Rum And Water
    Stifling was the air, and heavy; blowflies buzzed and held a levee,
    And the mid-day sun shone hot upon the plains of Bungaroo,
    72 lines
  • The Rouseabout
    In a humble hut, on a scrubby flat,
    Near the land of the setting sun,
    56 lines
  • O'Toole And McSharry
    In the valley of the Lachlan, where the perfume from the pines
    Fills the glowing summer air like incense spreading;
    80 lines
  • Think Of Me
    Think of me, when 'mid joy and gladness
    They bark glides smoothly down life's tranquil stream.
    12 lines, 1 comment
  • The Song Of The Sundowner
    I'm the monarch of valley, and hill, and plain,
    And the king of this golden land.
    33 lines, 2 comments
  • Not Too Bad
    De cottage vas close py der garden gate,
    It vas not mighdty hardt to find it,
    72 lines
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