They say he's taken many lives
Of daughters and of mothers,
And that he's murdered thirty wives
And killed and eaten others!
These stories may, of course, be true
But still there's no denying
That women are (give him his due!)
At times extremely trying!
First published in The Bulletin, 25 October 1906
Author reference sites: Austlit, Australian Poetry Library
See also.
Of daughters and of mothers,
And that he's murdered thirty wives
And killed and eaten others!
These stories may, of course, be true
But still there's no denying
That women are (give him his due!)
At times extremely trying!
First published in The Bulletin, 25 October 1906
Author reference sites: Austlit, Australian Poetry Library
See also.
