Black Poison2
Black Poison 2
Black Poison was on Cubbie ,
the famous cotton station, (just sold $300 million to the Chinese)
Bronco Don swapped him off, to a future relation
Bill Brummell wanted to try him in the sulky,
Yes in the rough n bulky ,
But not no more a riding,
yes sweetheart, no bloody way.
20 Pigsnouts was the payment, that Bill did pay, (wild pig bounty paid)
So he strapped him in, to try the black by half,
So he reared and struck and kicked a bit,
Snapped off both the sharves,
He kicked the rough n bulky ,
Scattered it all around the yard,
And chased Bill round the horse paddock,
To bite n strike n kill,
Billy jumped the fence,
No not a bloody thrill.
So Don gave back the Pigsnouts ,
And the black he went away ,
Up to the gulf country 2 thousand miles, I say,
Territory drover brought him back so fat n shiny,
Don saw and laughed and said you couldn't ride him, hey.
Boss drover swore and said " you can't ride him either,"
A carton was the bet , (fourex beer)
Don rode the pigrooter in his Snieder , (poley saddle )
He bucked around the Billlabong,
He tried running under low trees,
The spurs they gouged him proper ,
He sprang up from his knees,
Couldn't drop Don either.
Don rode him back to town ,
To see my mum to be,
Her father Charlie Brummell, said with a frown,
Don, do just one thing for me,
"Never ride this black demon"
And so it was you see.
Poison now joined the Rodeo ,
and ran with their bucking horses,
he'd throw you off n stomp on yo,
and bite n strike of course.
So he wound up in the long paddock,
The Stock Route fed him well,
But no they couldn't ride him ,
Black Poison came from hell.
Don Johnson
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Copyright © Don Johnson | Year Posted 2012
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