Best Australian Drinking Stories by Jim Haynes

Author:Jim Haynes
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Published: 2018-11-30T16:00:00+00:00

OVER THE WINE

Victor Daley (‘Creeve Roe’)

Very often when I’m drinking,

Of the old days I am thinking,

Of the good old days when living was a joy,

And each morning brought new pleasure,

And each night brought dreams of treasure,

And I thank the Lord that I was once a boy.

For not all the trains in motion,

All the ships that sail the ocean

With their cargoes; all the money in the mart,

Could purchase for an hour

Such a treasure as the flower,

As the flower of Hope that blossomed in my heart.

Now I sit and smile and listen

To my friends whose eyes still glisten

Though their beards are showing threads of silver-grey,

As they talk of fame and glory,

The old, old pathetic story,

While they drink ‘Good luck’ to luck that keeps away.

And I hate the cant of striving,

Slaving, planning and contriving,

Struggling onward for a paltry little prize.

Oh, it fills my heart with sorrow

This mad grasping for Tomorrow,

While Today from gold to purple dusks and dies.

Very often when I’m drinking,

Of the old days I am thinking,

Of the good old days when living was a joy,

When I see folk marching dreary

To the tune of Miserere

Then I thank the Lord that I am still a boy.

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