AN AUSTRALIAN VERSE
- . THE JOKE.
The 7coolvaburr(Ls lauffhed In the rain, in the rain, I asked them why they laughed Such a mad, merry strain; They winked their eyes and laughed “There's a joke, there's a joke! 1 ’ They chuckled and they laughed— That-was all —never spoke. The mountains weren’t a joke* As they cleaved through the mist, The flowers weren't a joke. Softly rain-torrent kissed, The treetops weren't a joke As they faced all the wind— The kookaburra’s joke I couldn't find, couldn’t find! I looked at my umbrella— Didn’t know, didn’t know —■ The rain banged mil umbrellaAnd the wind gave a blow; I put up my .untbrclla And I marched down the hill— And the hookas saw my 'brella— And they laughed louder still!
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Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 92, 12 January 1935, Page 23
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126AN AUSTRALIAN VERSE Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 92, 12 January 1935, Page 23
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