Country Roads ~ Pretty Sally
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis 1876 (Auburn) – 1938 (Melbourne)
The diggers came from Bendigo,
From Albury the drovers,
From where the Goulburn waters flow
Came bearded teamsters travelling slow.
And all the brown bush rovers;
And where the road goes winding still
To dropp to Melbourne valley,
They sought the shanty by the hill,
And called for beer and drank their fill,
And sparked with Pretty Sally.
The teamsters halted by the door
To give their horses water
And stood about the bar room floor
To ogle, while they had one more,
The shanty keeper's daughter.
Diggers with gold from creek to claim
About her used to rally,
Shearers and booted stockmen came
And to the hill they gave her name,
For all loved Pretty Sally.
I see her now; a sparkling lass
Brim-full of fun and laughter.
And where the slow teams used to pass,
And swagmen paused to beg a glass,
Now motor cars speed after.
And when I seek the road anew
That dips down to the valley,
I see again that bearded crew,
And, of the lovers, wonder who
At last wed Pretty Sally.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XABBACDCCD EFEEFGDGGD AFAAFHDHHD |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 951 |
Words | 181 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 10, 10 |
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