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Rio Grande's Last Race and Other Verses
by Andrew Barton Paterson
CONTENTS
RIO GRANDE'S LAST RACE
Now this was what Macpherson told -
1
BY THE GREY GULF-WATER
Far to the Northward there lies a land, -
7
WITH THE CATTLE
The drought is down on field and flock, -
9
THE FIRST SURVIVOR
`The opening of the railway line! -the Governor and all! -
15
MULGA BILL'S BICYCLE
'Twas Mulga Bill, from Eaglehawk, that caught the cycling craze; -
19
THE PEARL DIVER
Kanzo Makame, the diver, sturdy and small Japanee -
23
THE CITY OF DREADFUL THIRST
The stranger came from Narromine and made his little joke -
28
SALTBUSH BILL'S GAME COCK
'Twas Saltbush Bill, with his travelling sheep, was making his way to town -
33
HAY AND HELL AND BOOLIGAL
`You come and see me, boys,' he said; -
39
A WALGETT EPISODE
The sun strikes down with a blinding glare, -
42
FATHER RILEY'S HORSE
'Twas the horse thief, Andy Regan, that was hunted like a dog -
45
THE SCOTCH ENGINEER
With eyes that searched in the dark, -
53
SONG OF THE FUTURE
'Tis strange that in a land so strong, -
57
ANTHONY CONSIDINE
Out in the wastes of the West countrie, -
66
SONG OF THE ARTESIAN WATER
Now the stock have started dying, for the Lord has sent a drought; -
69
A DISQUALIFIED JOCKEY'S STORY
You see, the thing was this way - there was me, -
73
THE ROAD TO GUNDAGAI
The mountain road goes up and down, -
77
SALTBUSH BILL'S SECOND FIGHT
The news came down on the Castlereagh, and went to the world at large, -
79
HARD LUCK
I left the course, and by my side -
87
SONG OF THE FEDERATION
As the nations sat together, grimlywaiting -
89
THE OLD AUSTRALIAN WAYS
The London lights are far abeam -
92
THE BALLAD OF THE CALLIOPE
By the far Samoan shore,-
96
DO THEY KNOW?
Do they know? At the turn to the straight
102
THE PASSING OF GUNDAGAI
`I'll introdooce a friend!' he said, -
104
THE WARGEILAH HANDICAP
Wargeilah town is very small, -
108
ANY OTHER TIME
All of us play our very best game -
115
THE LAST TRUMP
`You led the trump,' the old man said -
118
TAR AND FEATHERS
Oh! the circus swooped down -
120
IT'S GRAND
It's grand to be a squatter -
123
OUT OF SIGHT
They held a polo meeting at a little country town, -
126
THE ROAD TO OLD MAN'S TOWN
The fields of youth are filled with flowers, -
128
THE OLD TIMER'S STEEPLECHASE
The sheep were shorn and the wool went down -
130
IN THE STABLE
What! You don't like him; well, maybe - we all have our fancies, of course: -
137
``HE GIVETH HIS BELOVED SLEEP''
The long day passes with its load of sorrow: -
144
DRIVER SMITH
'Twas Driver Smith of Battery A was anxious to see a fight; -
146
THERE'S ANOTHER BLESSED HORSE FELL DOWN
When you're lying in your hammock, sleeping soft and sleeping sound, -
151
ON THE TREK
Oh, the weary, weary journey on the trek, day after day, -
153
THE LAST PARADE
With never a sound of trumpet, -
155
WITH FRENCH TO KIMBERLEY
The Boers were down on Kimberley with siege and Maxim gun; -
158
JOHNNY BOER
Men fight all shapes and sizes as the racing horses run, -
164
WHAT HAVE THE CAVALRY DONE
What have the cavalry done? -
167
RIGHT IN THE FRONT OF THE ARMY
`Where 'ave you been this week or more, -
169
THAT V.C.
'Twas in the days of front attack, -
171
FED UP
I ain't a timid man at all, I'm just as brave as most, -
173
JOCK!
There's a soldier that's been doing of his share -
175
SANTA CLAUS
Halt! Who goes there? The sentry's call -
177
RIO GRANDE'S LAST RACE
NOW this was what Macpherson told
While waiting in the stand;
A reckless rider, over-bold,
The only man with hands to hold
The rushing Rio Grande.
He said, `This day I bid good-bye
`To bit and bridle rein,
`To ditches deep and fences high,
`For I have dreamed a dream, and I
`Shall never ride again.
`I dreamt last night I rode this race
`That I to-day must ride,
`And cant'ring down to take my place
`I saw full many an old friend's face
`Come stealing to my side.
Page: 2
`Dead men on horses long since dead,
`They clustered on the track;
`The champions of the days long fled,
`They moved around with noiseless tread -
`Bay, chestnut, brown, and black.
`And one man on a big grey steed
`Rode up and waved his hand;
`Said he, ``We help a friend in need,
```And we have come to give a lead
`To you and Rio Grande.
```For you must give the field the slip,
```So never draw the rein,
```But keep him moving with the whip,
```And if he falter - set your lip
```And rouse him up again.
```But when you reach the big stone wall,
```Put down your bridle hand
```And let him sail - he cannot fall -
```But don't you interfere at all;
```You trust old Rio Grande.''
Page: 3
`We started, and in front we showed,
`The big horse running free:
`Right fearlessly and game he strode,
`And by my side those dead men rode
`Whom no one else could see.
`As silently as flies a bird,
`They rode on either hand;
`At every fence I plainly heard
`The phantom leader give the word,
```Make room for Rio Grande!''
`I spurred him on to get the lead,
`I chanced full many a fall;
`But swifter still each phantom steed
`Kept with me, and at racing speed
`We reached the big stone wall.
`And there the phantoms on each side
`Drew in and blocked his leap;
`"Make room! make room!" I loudly cried,
`But right in front they seemed to ride -
`I cursed them in my sleep.
Page: 4
`He never flinched, he faced it game,
by Andrew Barton Paterson
CONTENTS
RIO GRANDE'S LAST RACE
Now this was what Macpherson told -
1
BY THE GREY GULF-WATER
Far to the Northward there lies a land, -
7
WITH THE CATTLE
The drought is down on field and flock, -
9
THE FIRST SURVIVOR
`The opening of the railway line! -the Governor and all! -
15
MULGA BILL'S BICYCLE
'Twas Mulga Bill, from Eaglehawk, that caught the cycling craze; -
19
THE PEARL DIVER
Kanzo Makame, the diver, sturdy and small Japanee -
23
THE CITY OF DREADFUL THIRST
The stranger came from Narromine and made his little joke -
28
SALTBUSH BILL'S GAME COCK
'Twas Saltbush Bill, with his travelling sheep, was making his way to town -
33
HAY AND HELL AND BOOLIGAL
`You come and see me, boys,' he said; -
39
A WALGETT EPISODE
The sun strikes down with a blinding glare, -
42
FATHER RILEY'S HORSE
'Twas the horse thief, Andy Regan, that was hunted like a dog -
45
THE SCOTCH ENGINEER
With eyes that searched in the dark, -
53
SONG OF THE FUTURE
'Tis strange that in a land so strong, -
57
ANTHONY CONSIDINE
Out in the wastes of the West countrie, -
66
SONG OF THE ARTESIAN WATER
Now the stock have started dying, for the Lord has sent a drought; -
69
A DISQUALIFIED JOCKEY'S STORY
You see, the thing was this way - there was me, -
73
THE ROAD TO GUNDAGAI
The mountain road goes up and down, -
77
SALTBUSH BILL'S SECOND FIGHT
The news came down on the Castlereagh, and went to the world at large, -
79
HARD LUCK
I left the course, and by my side -
87
SONG OF THE FEDERATION
As the nations sat together, grimlywaiting -
89
THE OLD AUSTRALIAN WAYS
The London lights are far abeam -
92
THE BALLAD OF THE CALLIOPE
By the far Samoan shore,-
96
DO THEY KNOW?
Do they know? At the turn to the straight
102
THE PASSING OF GUNDAGAI
`I'll introdooce a friend!' he said, -
104
THE WARGEILAH HANDICAP
Wargeilah town is very small, -
108
ANY OTHER TIME
All of us play our very best game -
115
THE LAST TRUMP
`You led the trump,' the old man said -
118
TAR AND FEATHERS
Oh! the circus swooped down -
120
IT'S GRAND
It's grand to be a squatter -
123
OUT OF SIGHT
They held a polo meeting at a little country town, -
126
THE ROAD TO OLD MAN'S TOWN
The fields of youth are filled with flowers, -
128
THE OLD TIMER'S STEEPLECHASE
The sheep were shorn and the wool went down -
130
IN THE STABLE
What! You don't like him; well, maybe - we all have our fancies, of course: -
137
``HE GIVETH HIS BELOVED SLEEP''
The long day passes with its load of sorrow: -
144
DRIVER SMITH
'Twas Driver Smith of Battery A was anxious to see a fight; -
146
THERE'S ANOTHER BLESSED HORSE FELL DOWN
When you're lying in your hammock, sleeping soft and sleeping sound, -
151
ON THE TREK
Oh, the weary, weary journey on the trek, day after day, -
153
THE LAST PARADE
With never a sound of trumpet, -
155
WITH FRENCH TO KIMBERLEY
The Boers were down on Kimberley with siege and Maxim gun; -
158
JOHNNY BOER
Men fight all shapes and sizes as the racing horses run, -
164
WHAT HAVE THE CAVALRY DONE
What have the cavalry done? -
167
RIGHT IN THE FRONT OF THE ARMY
`Where 'ave you been this week or more, -
169
THAT V.C.
'Twas in the days of front attack, -
171
FED UP
I ain't a timid man at all, I'm just as brave as most, -
173
JOCK!
There's a soldier that's been doing of his share -
175
SANTA CLAUS
Halt! Who goes there? The sentry's call -
177
RIO GRANDE'S LAST RACE
NOW this was what Macpherson told
While waiting in the stand;
A reckless rider, over-bold,
The only man with hands to hold
The rushing Rio Grande.
He said, `This day I bid good-bye
`To bit and bridle rein,
`To ditches deep and fences high,
`For I have dreamed a dream, and I
`Shall never ride again.
`I dreamt last night I rode this race
`That I to-day must ride,
`And cant'ring down to take my place
`I saw full many an old friend's face
`Come stealing to my side.
Page: 2
`Dead men on horses long since dead,
`They clustered on the track;
`The champions of the days long fled,
`They moved around with noiseless tread -
`Bay, chestnut, brown, and black.
`And one man on a big grey steed
`Rode up and waved his hand;
`Said he, ``We help a friend in need,
```And we have come to give a lead
`To you and Rio Grande.
```For you must give the field the slip,
```So never draw the rein,
```But keep him moving with the whip,
```And if he falter - set your lip
```And rouse him up again.
```But when you reach the big stone wall,
```Put down your bridle hand
```And let him sail - he cannot fall -
```But don't you interfere at all;
```You trust old Rio Grande.''
Page: 3
`We started, and in front we showed,
`The big horse running free:
`Right fearlessly and game he strode,
`And by my side those dead men rode
`Whom no one else could see.
`As silently as flies a bird,
`They rode on either hand;
`At every fence I plainly heard
`The phantom leader give the word,
```Make room for Rio Grande!''
`I spurred him on to get the lead,
`I chanced full many a fall;
`But swifter still each phantom steed
`Kept with me, and at racing speed
`We reached the big stone wall.
`And there the phantoms on each side
`Drew in and blocked his leap;
`"Make room! make room!" I loudly cried,
`But right in front they seemed to ride -
`I cursed them in my sleep.
Page: 4
`He never flinched, he faced it game,
- opening [´əupəniŋ]
n.开放；开端 a.开始的 (初中英语单词) - governor [´gʌvənə] n.总督；州长 (初中英语单词)
- dreadful [´dredful] a.可怕的；讨厌的 (初中英语单词)
- waiting [´weitiŋ] n.等候；伺候 (初中英语单词)
- beloved [bi´lʌvd] a.为....所爱的 n.爱人 (初中英语单词)
- anxious [´æŋkʃəs] a.担忧的；渴望的 (初中英语单词)
- sleeping [´sli:piŋ] n.&a.睡着(的) (初中英语单词)
- interfere [,intə´fiə] vi.干涉；妨碍；打扰 (初中英语单词)
- running [´rʌniŋ] a.奔跑的；流动的 (初中英语单词)
- silently [´sailəntli] ad.寂静地；沉默地 (初中英语单词)
- plainly [´pleinli] ad.平坦地；简单地 (初中英语单词)
- northward [´nɔ:θwəd] ad.&a.向北(的) n.北 (高中英语单词)
- sturdy [´stə:di] a.坚强的；坚定的 (高中英语单词)
- scotch [skɔtʃ] vt.&n.刻痕(于)；划伤 (高中英语单词)
- grimly [´grimli] ad.严厉地；坚强地 (高中英语单词)
- ballad [´bæləd] n.民歌，民谣 (高中英语单词)
- circus [´sə:kəs] n.马戏(团)；圆形广场 (高中英语单词)
- battery [´bætəri] n.炮兵连；炮台；电池 (高中英语单词)
- trumpet [´trʌmpit] n.喇叭；小号 (高中英语单词)
- cavalry [´kævəlri] n.骑兵(部队) (高中英语单词)
- reckless [´rekləs] a.不注意的；鲁莽的 (高中英语单词)
- bridle [´braidl] n.(马)笼头；束缚 (高中英语单词)
- chestnut [´tʃesnʌt] n.栗子；栗树；栗色(马) (高中英语单词)
- falter [´fɔ:ltə] vi.蹒跚；犹豫；疲软 (高中英语单词)
- barton [´bɑ:tn] n.(庄园中的)农场 (英语四级单词)
- drought [draut] n.旱灾；干旱 (英语四级单词)
- blessed [´blesid] a.享福的；神圣的 (英语四级单词)
- hammock [´hæmək] n.吊床；圆丘 (英语四级单词)
- phantom [´fæntəm] n.幽灵；幻影 a.幻想的 (英语六级单词)
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