Shooting
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:13 pm
G'day all,
Having read Vic Jefferies latest post, I thought I might post this old one by way of contribution. It may contain some errors but, as it has been included in one of my little books, I don't think I should change it.
SHOOTING
Zondrae King (Corrimal)
Some time ago, when men were men and boys could have a gun.
The rabbit was a staple food and shooting was thought fun.
A country youth of sixteen years could fill his leisure time.
He’d help to feed his family and he’d keep away from crime
by going bush for a few days. He’d hunt for goat or ‘roo,
or even foxes for their skins to make a bob or two.
He’d roll a swag and grab some cans and head out at a push.
He’d walk for miles through the trees exploring native bush.
He’d notice lots of different birds, or animals and tree.
See possums and Koalas, and some lizards roaming free.
He’d pitch a camp up on a hill, surveying his domain,
but never in a deep ravine in case of heavy rain.
While planning his adventure he would learn to watch the sky
and look out for the danger signs as rain clouds formed on high.
He’d learn about the different seasons and the smell of snow
or when to head for sheltered parts when Western winds would blow.
He smoked no marijuana joint. He’d rarely damage signs.
He didn’t write graffiti tags. He got no traffic fines.
These days a lad can’t have a gun, can’t camp in National parks.
The foxes breed in thousands now they’re not the shooters ‘marks’.
To help control the rabbits breeding, bait is now solution.
Our children now have lots of time, to spend on mind pollution.
They play lots of computer games, X box or watch TV.
The devil finds the idle hands. That’s how it seems to me.
The spray can is his weapon and the gang is now his friend.
Instead of learning for himself he follows every trend.
A boy would steal an apple once, picked from a farmer’s tree.
But mostly that was with his mates when they were on a spree.
Now they hang out doing nothing getting bored and into strife.
But guns and shooting are bad news ‘cause they endanger life.
Having read Vic Jefferies latest post, I thought I might post this old one by way of contribution. It may contain some errors but, as it has been included in one of my little books, I don't think I should change it.
SHOOTING
Zondrae King (Corrimal)
Some time ago, when men were men and boys could have a gun.
The rabbit was a staple food and shooting was thought fun.
A country youth of sixteen years could fill his leisure time.
He’d help to feed his family and he’d keep away from crime
by going bush for a few days. He’d hunt for goat or ‘roo,
or even foxes for their skins to make a bob or two.
He’d roll a swag and grab some cans and head out at a push.
He’d walk for miles through the trees exploring native bush.
He’d notice lots of different birds, or animals and tree.
See possums and Koalas, and some lizards roaming free.
He’d pitch a camp up on a hill, surveying his domain,
but never in a deep ravine in case of heavy rain.
While planning his adventure he would learn to watch the sky
and look out for the danger signs as rain clouds formed on high.
He’d learn about the different seasons and the smell of snow
or when to head for sheltered parts when Western winds would blow.
He smoked no marijuana joint. He’d rarely damage signs.
He didn’t write graffiti tags. He got no traffic fines.
These days a lad can’t have a gun, can’t camp in National parks.
The foxes breed in thousands now they’re not the shooters ‘marks’.
To help control the rabbits breeding, bait is now solution.
Our children now have lots of time, to spend on mind pollution.
They play lots of computer games, X box or watch TV.
The devil finds the idle hands. That’s how it seems to me.
The spray can is his weapon and the gang is now his friend.
Instead of learning for himself he follows every trend.
A boy would steal an apple once, picked from a farmer’s tree.
But mostly that was with his mates when they were on a spree.
Now they hang out doing nothing getting bored and into strife.
But guns and shooting are bad news ‘cause they endanger life.