If youre a true blue Aussie, then talk the way we do.
Like stone the crows and ridgy didge and Ow ya goin Blue.
Waltz along Matildas and sing of Gundagai,
talk about the swagmen and eat the big meat pie.
If youve never humped a bluey, or thrown a boomerang.
And never eaten damper, with vegemite or jam.
If youve never seen the Outback, from Bourke to Timbuktu,
then sorry mate, but you cant be, a Dinkum Real True Blue.
Aussie blokes and sheilas, are Bonza through and through.
Theyve camped down by a Billabong, and played a Didgeridoo.
They drive around in Holdens, and go to Two-Up Schools.
They play the game of rugby league, and a lot of Aussie Rules.
Aussies live Down Under, and are very proud of that.
Theyve fought in many battles, and wear the old Slouch Hat.
Theyve fished the Murrumbidgee, and burnt the Gidgee Tree.
Theyve hunted Crocs at Walkabout with Crocodile Dundee.
Have you heard the Kookaburras laugh, and the Curlews when they cry?
The Goannas scamper up a tree, and the Roos go bounding by.
Have you seen the signs of nature, in Australias Great Outback,
from Darwin to The Alice, and down The Birdsville Track.
Have you ever sailed in Moreton Bay, or surfed at Bondi Beach?
Have you ever caught a Melbourne Tram, or walked down Flinders Street?
Have you journeyed to The Darling Downs, or crossed The Great Divide,
and travelled on The Nullarbor to reach the other side?
Have you been to Tumbarumba, shooting Kanga Bloody Roos?
Have you been down to The Local for a night out on The Booze?
Have you travelled The Pacific, The Bruce, The Sturt and Hume?
Have you ever seen The Min-Min Light, and been across to Broome?
If youre a dinkum Aussie, and done what Aussies do.
You must be feeling very proud, to be a real True Blue.
No matter what part of Australia, The north, south, east or west,
by being a fair dinkum Aussie, youre one of the Worlds very best
-- Edited by Disco Duck on Wednesday 28th of October 2009 08:12:25 PM
Terro said
09:13 PM Oct 28, 2009
A great verse. Almost an "I've been everywhere man". Great read.
Terro.
justcruisin01 said
09:36 PM Oct 28, 2009
Disco , Your a poet & didn't know it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dave06 said
10:10 AM Oct 29, 2009
proud to say we've done all of the above! well done ducky! got anymore!
Cruising Granny said
11:45 AM Oct 29, 2009
Bloody bonza mate! A grouse poem. I'm proud to say I can relate to all of it as well.
I was speaking to a French young lady back packer who desperately wants to live and work in Oz, but the Dept of Immigration won't let her. She's a teacher in France, but has worked her way around in the hospitality industry for a year, not bludging on the system.
She expressed her amazement at all the space in our country, and wants to be a part of it, but ...........
So is immigration about quality or quantity?
Rolly said
11:51 AM Oct 29, 2009
It's about the rule book, Granny, and applying it in such a way as to not do anything that might harm your promotion prospects.
Bugga the client..
Disco Duck said
12:12 PM Oct 29, 2009
Too true Rolly...............Too true. It does make you wonder doesn't it??
Firefly said
12:18 PM Oct 29, 2009
Nice poem, made me smile.
Rolly said
12:19 PM Oct 29, 2009
Disco Duck wrote:
.......... It does make you wonder doesn't it??
Not any more.
It's S.O.P and par for the course.
True Blue Aussie Culture.
I remember commenting on it when I joined a Government Dept. 45 years ago.
by Mal Lyons
If youre a true blue Aussie, then talk the way we do.
Like stone the crows and ridgy didge and Ow ya goin Blue.
Waltz along Matildas and sing of Gundagai,
talk about the swagmen and eat the big meat pie.
If youve never humped a bluey, or thrown a boomerang.
And never eaten damper, with vegemite or jam.
If youve never seen the Outback, from Bourke to Timbuktu,
then sorry mate, but you cant be, a Dinkum Real True Blue.
Aussie blokes and sheilas, are Bonza through and through.
Theyve camped down by a Billabong, and played a Didgeridoo.
They drive around in Holdens, and go to Two-Up Schools.
They play the game of rugby league, and a lot of Aussie Rules.
Aussies live Down Under, and are very proud of that.
Theyve fought in many battles, and wear the old Slouch Hat.
Theyve fished the Murrumbidgee, and burnt the Gidgee Tree.
Theyve hunted Crocs at Walkabout with Crocodile Dundee.
Have you heard the Kookaburras laugh, and the Curlews when they cry?
The Goannas scamper up a tree, and the Roos go bounding by.
Have you seen the signs of nature, in Australias Great Outback,
from Darwin to The Alice, and down The Birdsville Track.
Have you ever sailed in Moreton Bay, or surfed at Bondi Beach?
Have you ever caught a Melbourne Tram, or walked down Flinders Street?
Have you journeyed to The Darling Downs, or crossed The Great Divide,
and travelled on The Nullarbor to reach the other side?
Have you been to Tumbarumba, shooting Kanga Bloody Roos?
Have you been down to The Local for a night out on The Booze?
Have you travelled The Pacific, The Bruce, The Sturt and Hume?
Have you ever seen The Min-Min Light, and been across to Broome?
If youre a dinkum Aussie, and done what Aussies do.
You must be feeling very proud, to be a real True Blue.
No matter what part of Australia, The north, south, east or west,
by being a fair dinkum Aussie, youre one of the Worlds very best
-- Edited by Disco Duck on Wednesday 28th of October 2009 08:12:25 PM
Terro.
Bugga the client..
Not any more.
It's S.O.P and par for the course.
True Blue Aussie Culture.
I remember commenting on it when I joined a Government Dept. 45 years ago.