South Oz

I’m just an ordinary Adelaidian Who lived and worked until day’s end I have seen things come and go And really loved the show I always bought Holdens made In Elizabeth and never dismayed As a kid I drunk Woodies lemonade And loved eating Amscol ice cream first grade Glenelg beach was for sunny days When the North wind blew the heat our way And Windy Point is a blustery viewpoint For twinkling lights at fairyland anoints Adelaide Oval is for cricket and football So exciting I have seen it all The fishing in the gulf was first class And gully winds and sea breezes refresh at last Where else would you want to be The moon over the gulf at sea And when they finally lay me down Let it be on the Adelaide Plain on sacred ground. © Paul Warren Poetry