floweroscotland

The Great Australian Male

There are large men the whole world over
on a large and varied scale,
but none of them resemble
the Great Australian Male.
He's rugged and he's handsome,
he drinks beer instead of wine,
he's always out for pleasure,
of a very simple kind.
He's either off to see the footy
with a dozen cans or more,
or fishing with his buddies,
getting drunk along some shore.
He thinks he's quite a lover,
and he's sexy and discreet,
that he can get you in a quiver
from your head down to your feet.
But when he's got you ready,
lying limpid beneath the sheet,
you hear a snore and turn around
to find him sound asleep.
He's a funny sort of fellow
with more pride than he's got sense
and if you told him he was wrong,
he'd only take offence.
Oh, there are men who take you dancing,
out to dinner twice a week,
men who never dress in faded jeans
or die to take a leak.
Yes, there are men the whole world over
men with "charm" and "sense of style",
but how could we compare them to
The Great Australian Male.

TheCrone

This made me laugh! Last night I came across a poem I wote (in a fit of pique at my boss!) which was published in The Northern Territory Times in Jan., 1979.
The Wild Colonial Boy

You've heard of the Wild Colonial Boy,
Who came here in his youth?
Well, though he's been here quite some time,
He's not become more couth!

(And after a couple more verses which say essentially the same as your poem, the last verse reads

Perhaps he MAY grow up one day,
Be elegant, suave, mature;
But until then - avoid him, girls!
He's a boar and a boor and a bore.

Same topic, different perspectives. Nothing much changes when it comes to the G.A.M., it seems