Saltbush Bill, J.P., and Other Verses
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 First edition | |
| Author | Banjo Paterson |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Bush poetry |
| Publisher | Angus and Robertson |
Publication date | 1917 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 137 |
| Preceded by | Three Elephant Power and Other Stories |
| Followed by | The Animals Noah Forgot |
Saltbush Bill, J.P., and Other Verses (1917) is the third collection of poems by Australian poet Banjo Paterson. It was released in hardback by Angus and Robertson in 1917, and features the poems "Waltzing Matilda", "Saltbush Bill, J.P.", "An Answer to Various Bards" and "T.Y.S.O.N.".
The original collection includes 43 poems[1] by the author that are reprinted from various sources. The book formed part of the publisher's series of "Pocket Editions for the Trenches",[2] designed to fit a serviceman's coat pocket.
- "Song of the Pen"
- "Song of the Wheat"
- "Brumby's Run"
- "Saltbush Bill on the Patriarchs"
- "The Reverend Mullineux"
- "The Wisdom of Hafiz"
- "Saltbush Bill, J.P."
- "The Riders in the Stand"
- "Waltzing Matilda"
- "An Answer to Various Bards"
- "T.Y.S.O.N."
- "As Long as your Eyes are Blue"
- "Bottle-O!"
- "The Story of Mongrel Grey"
- "Gilhooley's Estate"
- "The Road to Hogan's Gap"
- "A Singer of the Bush"
- ""Shouting" for a Camel"
- "The Lost Drink"
- "Mulligan's Mare"
- "The Matrimonial Stakes"
- "The Mountain Squatter"
- "Pioneers"
- "Santa Claus in the Bush"
- ""In re a Gentleman, One""
- "The Melting of the Snow"
- "A Dream of the Melbourne Cup"
- "The Gundaroo Bullock"
- "Lay of the Motor-Car"
- "The Corner Man"
- "When Dacey Rode the Mule"
- "The Mylora Elopement"
- "The Pannikin Poet"
- "Not on It"
- "The Protest"
- "The Scapegoat"
- "An Evening in Dandaloo"
- "A Ballad of Ducks"
- "Tommy Corrigan"
- "The Maori's Wool"
- "The Angel's Kiss"
- "Sunrise on the Coast"
- "The Reveille"