A Bush Christening-Barry Ryan

[ti:A Bush Christening] [ar:Barry Ryan] [al:Orchestral Songs of Australia] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]A Bush Christening - Barry Ryan [00:11.99]On the outer Barcoo where the churches are few [00:15.16]And men of religion are scanty [00:18.08]On a road never cross'd 'cept by folk that are lost [00:21.28]One Michael Magee had a shanty [00:24.89] [00:27.23]Now this Mike was the dad of a ten-year-old lad [00:30.37]Plump healthy and stoutly conditioned; [00:33.12]He was strong as the best but poor Mike had no rest [00:36.44]For the youngster had never been christened [00:39.43] [00:41.75]And his wife used to cry [00:43.31]If the darlin' should die [00:45.10]Saint Peter would not recognise him [00:47.95]But by luck he survived till a preacher arrived [00:51.06]Who agreed straightaway to baptise him [00:54.88] [01:00.32]Now the artful young rogue while they held their collogue [01:03.90]With his ear to the keyhole was listenin' [01:06.72]And he muttered in fright while his features turned white [01:09.78]What the divil and all is this christenin' [01:13.00]He was none of your dolts he had seen them brand colts [01:16.30]And it seemed to his small understanding [01:19.13]If the man in the frock made him one of the flock [01:22.27]It must mean something very like branding [01:25.63]So away with a rush he set off for the bush [01:28.44]While the tears in his eyelids they glistened [01:31.45]'Tis outrageous says he to brand youngsters like me [01:34.55]I'll be dashed if I'll stop to be christened [01:37.11] [01:37.70]Like a young native dog he ran into a log [01:41.04]And his father with language uncivil [01:43.94]Never heeding the praste cried aloud in his haste [01:47.11]Come out and be christened you divil [01:49.57] [01:50.64]But he lay there as snug as a bug in a rug [01:55.51]And his parents in vain might reprove him [01:59.01] [02:02.36]Till his reverence spoke he was fond of a joke [02:05.87]I've a notion he says that'll move him [02:08.81]Poke a stick up the log give the spalpeen a prog [02:11.75]Poke him aisy-don't hurt him or maim him [02:14.77]'Tis not long that he'll stand I've the water at hand [02:17.82]As he rushes out this end I'll name him [02:20.35] [02:20.90]Here he comes and for shame you've forgotten the name [02:23.99]Is it Patsy or Michael or Dinnis [02:27.03]Here the youngster ran out and the priest gave a shout [02:30.19]Take your chance anyhow wid [02:32.31]Maginnis [02:33.37]As the howling young cub ran away to the scrub [02:36.52]Where he knew that pursuit would be risky [02:39.08] [02:39.59]The priest as he fled flung a flask at his head [02:42.49]That was labelled [02:43.51]Maginnis's Whisky [02:47.20]And Maginnis Magee has been made a J P [02:50.86]And the one thing he hates more than sin is [02:53.92]To be asked by the folk who have heard of the joke [02:56.71]How he came to be christened [02:58.18]Maginnis