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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.

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Arthur Henry Adams

Arthur Henry Adams (6 June 1872 – 4 March 1936) was a journalist and author. He started his career in New Zealand, though he spent most of it in…

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