THE SONG OF THE STATION ROAD.

Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 970, 10 September 1878, Page 3

THE SONG OF THE STATION ROAD.

Wjth _ ijjigers "weaay" 'and wb^ With'eyelidflhea^yjandred, '"' A settler sat on his jaded old nag, i ■ The which was Jolly nigh dead. " i;i Whip!, Spur!' Whip! , : Through' water-holes, darimess/and dirt/ And now, 1 with a vbice of dolorus pitch,'! He sang the song of the mud. • ; - ;r! • < Mud ! Mud'! Mud ; ! '■''■'■'■ ! My nag's aplashed from head to hoof, .■■'■■. Aiid ; mud, mud; mild— : i Could I see but Gwynne's welcome rtof ! It's wdr se than being a ! slave Along with the barbarous Turk, ' Is riding a horse' on '■ a ? r6ad like tliis ; I'm blessed if it' B: Christian woi'k. Mud! Mud! Mud! Deep'enough'ior your' horse to swim J MudJ^Mud^MudJp, , Till your eyes'gei bunged up and dim ! 'Ami on sea or on land ? Or is it the bed of a stream ?' I ask injrselfytill,^ falljasleep, And spur' away m my dream ":. .?\'\\\u"i .::o-.:r;R •',•!!'•? .- ■ '.*}>'. I) '--r ' ;oh,!men with sisters [dear! „, Oh, men with mothers and. wiv,es ! . 'Tis not only our patience ypu|re wearing ( put, ... .. „.... a . „:\ „....,., ' But poor dumb horses' liv,es. Whack ! Whack ! Whack ! " My whip at work I keep ; Oh, Lord! that metal [should- be; so dear Ajid;horsesbe,so.cheap. ... : ., .. Mud i' Mud!. Mud! r>! '<: ! ' : Andswampion each side r the way ; 1 wish t^at the Hamilton Board Would set oh a ; nd metal the clay, i Then a donkey would draw more fodder, In a costermonger's truck; ■ • Than McDonald? s best teana of horses ; Can draw through this dreadful muck. With fingers weary, and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A settler sat on his^dead beat nag, . Wishing they both were dead. Whip! Spur! Whip! Through water-holes, darkness, and dirt, And still, with a voice of dolorus pitch, He sits singing the song of the mud.