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The Great Australian Adjective

The sunburnt —— stockman stood
And, in a dismal —— mood,
  Apostrophized his —— cuddy;
"The —— nag's no —— good,
He couldn't earn his —— food -
  A regular —— brumby,
                    ——!"

He jumped across the —— horse
And cantered off, of —— course!
  The roads were bad and —— muddy;
Said he, "Well, spare me —— days
The —— Government's —— ways
  Are screamin' —— funny,
                    ——!"

He rode up hill, down —— dale,
The wind it blew a —— gale,
  The creek was high and —— floody.
Said he, "The —— horse must swim,
The same for —— me and him,
  Is something —— sickenin',
                    ——!"

He plunged into the —— creek,
The —— horse was —— weak,
  The stockman's face a —— study!
And though the —— horse was drowned
The —— rider reached the ground
  Ejaculating, "——!"
                    "——!"

Notes

This poem was originally published under the title "----!" (The Great Australian Adjective).
C.J. Dennis borrowed the style for his poem 'The Australaise.'

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