Strewth mate, you sprung me fair I was just having a sickie The weather's nice to go for swim So grabbed me cossies and spare daks Behind I left the little Vegemites The missus there to mind them Jumped into me Kingswood and bugger me The bloody thing was on the blink Fair dinkum mate, I tell no lie I'm not one who wants to skite The trouble and strife came out to fix With hammer banged under the bonnet 'Give it a burl' she soon yelled And blow me the old girl started Quick as a wink I'm off you see The big drink is calling me So here I am with the rank and file Trying to have a bit of peace Now with all the trouble that I've had You give me my walking papers Mate, I think you're off your trolley So take your job and just quietly You can shove it where the sun don't shine
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Posted: Feb 2012
About this poem:
Just for a bit of fun....should you really give up as to the meaning of any word I will be happy to explain
I didn't know the word vegemite till I saw it on VH1. Men at Work's Land Down Under. I said do you speaka my language? He just smiled and handed me a vegemite sandwich.
Cute! Made me laugh ...and I haven't had any vegemite since I was down under in 1999.
steve1223OPadelaide, South Australia AustraliaFeb 24, 2012
Thank you mcradloff...although there are Vegemite sandwiches in this instance the little Vegemites refers to the kids. Glad you enjoyed
steve1223OPadelaide, South Australia AustraliaFeb 24, 2012
Thanks adjhe hope you guessed right
steve1223OPadelaide, South Australia AustraliaFeb 25, 2012
Thanks jazzy75 glad I made you laugh....so when are you coming back down under?
moongirl1Sydney, New South Wales AustraliaFeb 25, 2012
Woo hoo, love it, it had to be the trouble and strife to get him going again, keep it up I'm lovin it
windyweatherlySan Francisco, California USAFeb 25, 2012
little vegemites, the missus there to mind them...
Steve this is so hilarious...loving it..thanks for sharing..
steve1223OPadelaide, South Australia AustraliaFeb 26, 2012
Sorry schawalski I didn't forget the shrimp ... well by the time I wrote this I already ate it ... sorry thanks for dropping by
steve1223OPadelaide, South Australia AustraliaFeb 26, 2012
Well thank you moongirl1...you obviously understood all...yes I admit that only too often the 'trouble and strife' gets us out of trouble...top marks for them all...they are all great girls
steve1223OPadelaide, South Australia AustraliaFeb 28, 2012
Thank you Maxeen_1 glad you liked it
steve1223OPadelaide, South Australia AustraliaFeb 29, 2012
Thank you windyweatherly ... happy that you enjoyed it
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Steve this is so hilarious...loving it..thanks for sharing..