THE BASTARD FROM THE BUSH
THE BASTARD
FROM THE BUSH
OBSCENE SONGS AND BALLADS OF AUSTRALIAN ORIGIN
by BRAD TATE
Part 1 of the Brad Tate collection
AUSTRALIAN FOLKLORE - OCCASIONAL PAPER No 11
RAMS SKULL PRESS
1982
LIST OF PAPERS TO DATE
1. TUNE SOURCES FOR AUSTRALIAN FOLKSONGS. Ron Edwards
2. AUSTRALIAN BAWDY BALLADS. Ron Edwards
3. COLLECTORS OF AUSTRALIAN FOLKLORE. Ron Edwards
4. BILL BOWYANG RECITERS. Ron Edwards
5. SHOCKING, SHOCKING, SHOCKING. Wendy Lowenstein
6. THE WALTZING MATILDA DEBATE. Harry Pearce
7. A SELECTION FROM BOWYANG RECITERS. Ron Edwards
8. JOE WATSON, AUSTRALIAN TRADITIONAL SINGER. Warren Fahey
9. THE HIGHWAYMAN TRADITION IN AUSTRALIA. Graham Seal
10. BRISBANE LADIES. Ron Edwards
11. THE BASTARD FROM THE BUSH. Brad Tate
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD 7
QUIES QUIES KATEER 11
BLESS 'EM ALL 12
PROVOST BASTARDS 13
SEYMOUR CAMP 14
THE HEALTH FOOD OF A NATION 15
PUCKAPUNYAL 16
HORSEFERRY ROAD 17
FUCK 'EM ALL 14
THE FLIGHT-SERGEANT'S BALLS 16
THE BALLS OF SAR'-MAJOR 18
THE SHEARER'S LAMENT 19
HOLMAN'S BAR 21
A BROKEN-MOUTHED SHEPHERD 22
QUEENSLAND 23
DONE FOR A QUID 24
ALONG THE BULLOCK CREEK 25
BILL THE BULLOCKY 25
NINE MILES FROM GUNDAGAI 26
THE BASTARD FROM THE BUSH 27
LAMENT OF THE ARTIFICIALLY INSEMINATED COW 29
THE GREAT SHAGGING MATCH 30
THE MAN FROM KAOMAGMA 34
HEAVE AWAY 36
CHARLOTTE THE HARLOT (I) 37
CHARLOTTE THE HARLOT (2) 38
CHARLOTTE THE HARLOT (3) 39
CHARLOTTE THE HARLOT (4) 40
ALONG THE ROAD TO GUNDAGAI 41
PLEASE DON'T BURN OUR SHITHOUSE DOWN 42
SHAGGING MATILDA 42
MRS. MURPHY 43
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THE STORY OF HOOLEY DOOLEY 44
THE WATTLE FLAT RAM 45
MISTER MADDOX 47
WALLOP IT HOME 48
THE OLD TOM CAT 47
THE SCRATCHING OF THE AGATES 50
THE WILD HAIRY BUSHMAN 51
THE BARMAID WITH GONORRHOEA 52
APPENDIX 53
BOB MENZIES' ARMY 55
THE GIN-JOCKEY'S SERENADE 56
BLACK VELVET 57
THE WOMBAT 59
THE BUDGET - 1978 60
THE ROTTEN ROTTEN FEW 62
NOTES TO THE SONGS 63
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