Explore "Collected Poetry" by Andrew Barton Paterson on Textopian. Read with annotations and highlights.
Under the spreading deficit, / The Fitzroy Smithy stands; / The smith, a spendthrift man is he, / With too much on his hands; / But the muscles of his brawny jaw / Are strong as iron bands.
Pay out, pay out, from morn till night, / You can hear the sovereigns go; / Or you'll hear him singing "Old Folks at Home", / In a deep bass voice and slow, / Like a bullfrog down in the village well / When the evening sun is low.