The poems of Banjo Paterson will live forever more br They have become quite famous beyond Australia's shore br The author of The Man from Snowy River and Clancy of the Overflow br He passed on in his seventies more than sixty ago. br br The stories and poems of Banjo are part of Aussie folklore br Of Australia's best known writers one of the top three or four br His song Waltzing Matilda should be Australia's National Anthem many say br The poet is gone forever but his words live on today. br br The poems of Banjo Paterson of legendary stuff are made br He was a natural wordsmith a master of his trade br He knew about the hard life in the days of the pioneer br And his poems on bush people to real life seems so near. br br In the annals of Australian literature a leading man of rhyme br Along with Henry Lawson a legend of his time br Saltbush Bill and A Bush Christening, Mulga Bill's Bicycle and many more br The poems and songs of Banjo Paterson will live forever more.