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buried old Bob where the bloodwoods wave
 * At the foot of the Eaglehawk;

We fashioned a cross on the old man's grave,
 * For fear that his ghost might walk;

We carved his name on a bloodwood tree,
 * With the date of his sad decease,

And in place of 'Died from effects of spree,'
 * We wrote 'May he rest in peace.'

For Bob was known on the Overland,
 * A regular old bush wag,

Tramping along in the dust and sand,
 * Humping his well-worn swag.

He would camp for days in the river-bed,
 * And loiter and 'fish for whales.'

I m into the swagman's yard,' he said,
 * 'And I never shall find the rails.'

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