A TRAMP was trampin- on the road-
The afternoon was warm an- muggy-
And by-and-by he chanced to meet
A parsin ridin- in a buggy.
Said he: -As follerers ov the Loard,
To do good offices we oughter!â?
An- from a water-bag he poured,
An- guv the tramp, a drink er water.
The parsin he went rattlin- -ome
To ware his fam-i-lee was thrivin-,
The tramp went on until he met
A bullick-driver, bullick drivin--
-It-s bilin- -ot,â? the driver sed
As soon-s the dirty tramp drawed nearer,
And from a little keg he poured,
And giv the tramp a pint of beer--ah!â?
(P.S.-The -ahâ? is meant to stand for the tramp a-drinking ov it.)
I ain-t agin the temperance cause,
Nor yet no advocate ov drinkin--
I only tells the yarn because-
Well, at the time it somehow seemed
Ter kind ov set me thinkin-.
The Two Samaritans And The Tramp
Henry Lawson
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