A  lovely Australian  Poem.  

It  has something for everyone - If you know the bush, it  will appeal to you, if you work in the oil  industry, there is something in it for  you too, if you have a sense of humour -  well, it might test it a little and if
you  are not an Australian, then it won't help your  knowledge of Australian
life one  bit...............





Goodbye  Grandad

Poor  old Grandad's passed away, cut off in his  prime,

He never had a day off crook -  gone before his time,
 

We found him in the  dunny, collapsed there on the  seat,
A  startled look upon his face, his trousers around  his feet,

The  doctor said his heart was good - fit as any  trout,
The  Constable he had his say, 'foul play' was not  ruled out.

                                   

There  were theories at the inquest of snakebite  without trace,

Of  redbacks quietly creeping and death from outer  space,


No-one had a clue at all - the  judge was in some doubt,

When Dad was  called to have his say as to how it  came about, 'I  reckon I can clear it up,' said Dad with  trembling breath,
'You see it's  quite a story - but it could explain  his death.'

'This here exploration  mob had been looking at our soil,
And  they reckoned that our farm was just the place  for oil,

So they came and put a bore  down and said they'd make

some trials,

They drilled a hole as deep as  hell, they said about three  miles.



Well,  they never found a trace of oil and off they  went, post haste,
And I couldn't see  a hole like that go to flamin' waste,

So  I moved the dunny over it - real smart move  I thought,

I'd never have to dig  again - I'd never be  'caught short'.

The  day I moved the dunny, it looked a proper  sight,

But I didn't dream poor Grandad  would pass away that night,

Now I  reckon what has happened - poor Grandad  didn't know,

The dunny was  re-located when that night he had to  go.

And you'll probably be wondering how  poor Grandad did his  dash--

Well, he always used to hold  his breath
 

Until he heard the  splash!!    

Grrr!!! ;D ;D ;D

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