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the new-chum went to the back block run, But he should have gone there last week. He tramped ten miles with a loaded gun, But of turkey or duck he saw never a one, For he should have been there last week,
 * They said,

There were flocks of 'em there last week.

He wended his way to a waterfall, And he should have gone there last week. He carried a camera, legs and all, But the day was hot, and the stream was small, For he should have gone there last week,
 * They said.

They drowned a man there last week.

He went for a drive, and he made a start, Which should have been made last week, For the old horse died of a broken heart; 160