<h2> Andy's Gone With Cattle </h2>
<p>Our Andy's gone to battle now<br/>
'Gainst Drought, the red marauder;<br/>
Our Andy's gone with cattle now<br/>
Across the Queensland border.<br/>
<br/>
He's left us in dejection now;<br/>
Our hearts with him are roving.<br/>
It's dull on this selection now,<br/>
Since Andy went a-droving.<br/>
<br/>
Who now shall wear the cheerful face<br/>
In times when things are slackest?<br/>
And who shall whistle round the place<br/>
When Fortune frowns her blackest?<br/>
<br/>
Oh, who shall cheek the squatter now<br/>
When he comes round us snarling?<br/>
His tongue is growing hotter now<br/>
Since Andy cross'd the Darling.<br/>
<br/>
The gates are out of order now,<br/>
In storms the 'riders' rattle;<br/>
For far across the border now<br/>
Our Andy's gone with cattle.<br/>
<br/>
Poor Aunty's looking thin and white;<br/>
And Uncle's cross with worry;<br/>
And poor old Blucher howls all night<br/>
Since Andy left Macquarie.<br/>
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Oh, may the showers in torrents fall,<br/>
And all the tanks run over;<br/>
And may the grass grow green and tall<br/>
In pathways of the drover;<br/>
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And may good angels send the rain<br/>
On desert stretches sandy;<br/>
And when the summer comes again<br/>
God grant 'twill bring us Andy.<br/></p>
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