Shocking Bushfires
Every man, woman and child really admires
\The men and women fighting the bushfires
Some deliberately lit, the worst of all sins
The fires roar fiercely in the strong winds
Hundreds of square miles have burnt to the ground
Poor people watching their houses burning down
Just to see it on television is a terrible shock
Gone are farms, houses, buildings and stock
Feel sorry for these people, nothing at all left
Over sixty poor buggers have burnt to death
For weeks us Aussies have suffered dreadful weather
Stinkin' bushfires will bring people closer together
Loosing everything you own must be incredibly rough
The country people will survive, they are terribly tough
Why would anyone want to cause so much pain?
Bastards who lit these fires have no bloody brains
Bushfires are terrible, what an awful way to die
Not much we can do really, but to wonder why
Burnt out cars with poor buggers stuck inside
Couldn't beat the flames, had nowhere to hide
Everyone will be praying, of that there`s no doubt
Hopefully soon, all them damn fires will be out
As I write this, even worse than I`d feared
Whole Victorian towns have simply disappeared
With the winds howling the fires move faster
How can the lord let this happen, a natural disaster?
Mother Nature has dealt out one hell of a hand
Fires in two states and floods in Queensland
Only thing I can offer, not much that is true
To all you poor buggers, my thoughts are with you
I can`t remember anything worse in all my years
Nobody will look, without shedding some tears
Not much we can do to help ease the pain
Guess I`ll pray to God, send down some rain
I think tonight, everyone will be saying their prayers
Hoping the fires are out, that none of them flares
Copyright © Stanley Billing | Year Posted 2015
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