[Pg 11]

'The fact is,' said the Bunyip, 'I have decided to see the world, and I cannot make up my mind whether to be a Traveller or a Swagman. Which would you advise?'

Then said the Poet—

'As you've no bags it's plain to see

A traveller you cannot be;

And as a swag you haven't either

You cannot be a swagman neither.

For travellers must carry bags,

And swagmen have to hump their swags

Like bottle-ohs or ragmen.

As you have neither swag nor bag

You must remain a simple wag,

And not a swag- or bagman.'

[Pg 12]

'Dear me,' said Bunyip Bluegum, 'I never thought of that. What must I do in order to see the world without carrying swags or bags?'

The Poet thought deeply, put on his eyeglass, and said impressively—

'Take my advice, don't carry bags,

For bags are just as bad as swags;

They're never made to measure.

To see the world, your simple trick

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