The Wonderful Aussie Waler
When Allenby's Army smashed the
Who was the bloke who did all the
The Aussie knows and he'll tell you
That most of the job was done by his
The wonderful Aussie
It was umpty-nine in the shade each
And the wells were spoiled in the Turkish
But with nothing to eat and plenty to
The heart of the Waler carried him
The wonderful, wonderful
For ten long weeks through the desert
He plugged along and all that he
Was a drink, or not a drink a
But did the stamina once give
Of the wonderful Aussie Waler?
Was he the one to desert his mate?
Just watch him coming up the
With twenty stone of harness and
No wonder the Turk was an also
With the wonderful, wonderful
When drinks were not and feeds were
There still was his harness that he could
With a nibble or two at another's
He plucked up heart to march
The wonderful Aussie
And when everything edible seemed to be staleA hair or two from a neighbour's
Makes a pleasant meal and there's no
They took it turn and turn
The wonderful, wonderful WalerA great Australian through and
There's a good time coming old horse for
There's a paddock green with grass to your
And there you shall roll at your lordly
My wonderful Aussie
With a gallop or two to keep you
And won't it bring back the thrill of it!
There 're no more hardships and little
For the cobber who broke the heathen
My wonderful, wonderful
But what is that the orders tell?
This mate of mine they're going to
To the old home paddock you'll never come
They are selling you as a local's
My wonderful, wonderful Waler The times together that we've been
When all that I had in the world was
Out there!
Out there in a world of
You were more than wife or sweetheart
My wonderful, wonderful
There was trust and mateship in your eyesA horse has no soul - All lies I All lies!
And more than a kiss or soft eyes that
Was your muzzling nose against my
You wonderful Aussie WalerA life long slavery is your
Not while a mate can still shoot
Your eyes - I need a steady hand -Good bye old chap - you
You wonderful, wonderful Waler.
Arthur Henry Adams
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