Andrew Barton ‘banjo' Paterson Christmas Poems

  • 1.
    It chanced out back at the Christmas time,
    When the wheat was ripe and tall,
    A stranger rode to the farmer's gate-
    A sturdy man and a small.
    ...
  • 2.
    “Halt! Who goes there?” the sentry's call
    Rose on the midnight air
    Above the noises of the camp,
    The roll of wheels, the horses' tramp.
    ...
Total 2 Christmas Poems by Andrew Barton ‘banjo' Paterson

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