Hear the Train Blow by Patsy Adam-Smith

Author:Patsy Adam-Smith
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781743432938
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Published: 2012-12-01T05:00:00+00:00

One, two, three, Australian boys are we,

Four, five, six, we’ve got the Germans in a fix,

Seven, eight, nine, we’ll beat them every time

There’ll be a great time in the old town tonight!

He’d make up rhymes, sometimes as spoken words, sometimes sung to a well-known tune. In between times he’d shout out loud and the birds would shower from the trees in the bush in fright. ‘Whacko! Jeanie-weanie-cat’s-eyes!’ because my eyes are green. And, ‘We’ll cut old Mickie’s head off ’cause she doesn’t want it on’ – this was a cry from the old Stiffy and Mo days, seemingly.

It’s only an old piece of bunting, it’s only an old coloured rag, But many have died for its honour, and shed their life’s blood for the flag.

His favourites were quotations, of which he knew hundreds, but the two most frequently used by him were,

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