So today is Australia Day! <br />Lucky country it is, you don't say. <br />Though of stunning good looks <br />it is governed by crooks, <br />and we are the jumbucks who pay. <br /> <br />Willie Nelson is heard in the Park. <br />But the talent is meager and stark. <br />Let us drink our Vee-Bee <br />and pretend to be free <br />stagger home with a mate in the dark. <br /> <br />If you think our leaders do care <br />I'd advise you my friend to compare, <br />go to Russia and see <br />that the Russkis ain't free <br />and they drink just as much over there. <br /> <br />It was Lenin who saw the green light. <br />You address your constituents' plight <br />with a truckload of booze <br />and they'll pay you their dues. <br />Those who don't will be shot down on sight. <br /> <br />Let's rejoice for the human condition! <br />And go forward, fulfill our great mission. <br />Keep an eye on the nerds <br />and the treasonous words <br />grab a bottle of Bundy, go fishin'. <br /> <br />If you have, in your life, a good mate <br />you can say Bugger Off to the state. <br />You must never believe <br />that the card up their sleeve <br />will put edibles onto your plate. <br /> <br />It is them against us, that is true. <br />You can't hide anymore in your loo. <br />So, let's spare a good thought <br />to the diggers who fought <br />and forget about taming the shrew.<br /><br />Herbert Nehrlich<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/australia-day-2007/
