Page:Backblock Ballads and Later Verses (C.J. Dennis, 1918).djvu/156

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THE AUSTRAL——AISE

    Chuck supportin' —— posts,
        An' strikin' —— lights,
    Support a —— fam'ly an'
        Strike fer yer —— rights.

Chorus:
        Get a —— move, etc.

    Joy is —— fleetin',
        Life is —— short.
    Wot's the use uv wastin' it
        All on —— sport?
    Hitch yer —— tip-dray
        To a —— star.
    Let yer —— watchword be
        "Australi- —— -ar!"

Chorus:
        Get a —— move, etc.

    'Ow's the —— nation
        Goin' to ixpand
    'Lest us —— blokes an' coves
        Lend a —— 'and ?