To A Pair Of Blucher Boots
By Henry Lawson
Old acquaintance unforgotten,
Though you may be ugly brutes,
Though your leathers cracked and rotten,
Worn-out pair of Blucher boots.
Tis the richer man before you,
Dearer leathers grace his feet;
Twas the better man that wore you
In the tramps through dust and heat!
Oft rebuffed by supers snarling,
When I asked him for a show,
On that long tramp to the Darling
In the days of long ago;
Tell me, if you know it, whether,
As I sadly tramped away,
Bore I heavy on your leather,
Worn-out pair of Bluchers, say?
Though your leathers cracked and rotten,
Though you may be ugly brutes,
Ill preserve you unforgotten,
Worn-out pair of Blucher boots!