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THE IRISH STEW


Away up the top out in the back blocks
Simply days drive from anywhere at all~
We were camped on the side of a river bank
Not that far from a wet season water fall~
We were running out of food to some extent
But I assured them we were doing fine~
That I as camp cook had enough to last us
And tonight as usual we were going to dine~
We were up there on a top end fishing trip
And Id been up there sometime ago before~
Away up where the best fish were only caught
up the top in the land that I adore~
One of my mates had a friend with him
Who was a real city well fed chum~
And he kept boasting how his wife could cook
As he sat swigging on the last of his rum~
I knew they were going up stream for the day
To fish and do some prospecting up the way~
And I told them tonight a real Irish stew
And he then replied that sounds real good ay~
He said no way I can eat that wild bush tucker
I got to have whats proper and comes from shops~
I don't eat that out back wild bush Tucker stuff
That stiff will never pass through my chops~
But Irish stew yes that'll sure do
And it sounds real good to me~
When we get back from up the track
I'll have my share you of that wait an see~
So they slowly left in one direction
And I slowly left in the other~
Hoping the thick bushland would act as
To my rifle shots some kind of a cover~
I shot a kangaroo and a then Goanna
A Bandicoot and one wild bush cat~
And then a little further I shot a large parrot
Got a young croc in the shallow water and headed back~
Just a little ways from where the camp was
I used a fallen log as a butchers block~
And then I got a big bucket full
Of meaty bits right to the top~
The fire now lit and big cooking pot half full
I went on a local wild herb search~
And when I was down by the river again
I got my self a good size pool trapped perch~
Added it as well to the stew
With bush herbs and thickened with some flour~
And I can tell in awhile it smelt so good
When they'd be due back in about an hour~
I used honey Id robbed from a distant hive
So then I made a patty cake or two~
With what flour I had left at the time
Yep .... That ll surely do~
Well when they got back the aroma drifted
And they picked it up coming down the track~
And couldn't wait to get back to eat the lot
And complimented the cook for the snack~
The guy from the city that did all the complaining
About us running out of food~
Said he was sorry that he went on a bit
And didn't mean to be at all that rude~
He said I'd have died if I had to eat bush Tucker
And believe me it is true~
In all my life .. including the wife
Never tasted a better Irish stew~

Terrence Michael Sutton
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