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Drover Poems - Poems about Drover


Drover, Ride Your White Horse
Drover, ride your white horse...ride it with grit on the sun-scorched prairies of the Mississippi Valley: where no tree is found in a shady spot, but plenty of wild daisies and pink roses distract you constantly! Winter came with snow and haze, and the buffalos couldn't graze; now, in the open prairie, they do and aren't startled by your gallops or fear...

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Categories: drover, horse, peace, places, song,
Form: Rhyme
Ex Drover, Me
Ex Drover, me As the cleaner sweeps the street, And the saddle leather squeaks, cos he's riding ol Darkie, an his mind is with the herd. He remembers the cold nights, Leaps from his swag at daylight, To stand by the fire , For some breakfast egg n bacon. Yes bloody sah! An the coffe black as char, Sucked from his quartpot , jar. And the toast...

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Categories: drover, adventure,
Form: Ballad



Our Mate Charlie the Drover
Our Mate Charlie Brummell Yes mate we went a droving back in nineteen fifty eight, The drovers cook was pretty rough, he couldn`t wash a plate. Hector he was fifty two, when he burnt our damper bread, Uncle Charley had to show him how, to cook the dough instead. While he stood there spluttering, with face,...

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Categories: drover, adventureold, home, day, home,
Form: Rhyme
Drover Dick
Drover Dick by Don Johnson Brisbane..Australia. Our Colonel was Dick Marson, on the New Guinea campaign, He was for us, old Drover Dick, who down the Cooper came. ..........Aussie cattle rustler (duffer) The one who rode with Redford, the cattle duffer mate. They took a thousand head, to South ......from Queensland to Adeliade SA Australia straight. This man who was...

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Categories: drover, warme, me,
Form: Rhyme
A Demon's Drover
I drove the demons 'cross the land By their side I rode each day Each night I fed them by the hand And cracked the stock whip each command I drove the demons far away One grinned and sung a lustful song One stood conceited, pride and all Each night I fed them, growing strong Beneath my hand where they belong I drove the...

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Categories: drover, allegorynight, night,
Form: Rhyme




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