Stockmen of Australia, The

DESCRIPTION: "The stockmen of Australia, what rowdy boys are them." They curse, they ride hard, You can find him resting in camp, where he will give you a good welcome. He is the ladies' pet. He attends all fun events. The singer cheers for the stockmen
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1970 (AndersonStory)
KEYWORDS: worker animal nonballad
FOUND IN: Australia
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Anderson-StoryOfAustralianFolksong, pp. 201-202, "The Stockmen of Australia" (1 text, 1 tune)
ADDITIONAL: A. K. MacDougall, _An Anthology of Classic Australian Lore_ (earlier published as _The Big Treasury of Australian Foiklore_), The Five Mile Press, 1990, 2002, p. 226, "The Stockmen of Australia" (1 text)
File: Macd226

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