Bonanza Bill

‘Twas Bonanza Bill of Paddington who caught the flying craze,
He turned away his Cardinal that had served him many days.
He dressed himself in flying clothes resplendent to be seen,
and hurried off to Southport to buy an I.F.R machine,
and as he taxied down the strip to give it all a try,
the grinning instructor said, "Excuse me can you fly?"
See here young man, said Bonanza Bill, from Walgett to the sea,
From Conroy's gap to Castlereagh there's none can fly like me,
I'm good all round at everything as everybody knows,
Although I'm not one to talk - I hate a man that blows.
But flying is my special gift my chiefest sole delight;
Just ask a wild duck can it fly, a wild cat can it fight,
There's nothing built by Beech and Piper, flying fast or slow,
Glider, piston-powered, turbine, fanjet or turbo,
But while I fly and straps are tight and the turbulence light,
I'll fly this V tailed here concern right straight away at sight.
‘Twas Bonanza Bill of Paddington who sought the northern clime,
Of Cape York and New Guinea, as he had another time,
He turned his plane for Hagen but into cloud he flew,
And where he really was he never really knew.
He pushed the mixture in to keep the fire lit,
But his engine coughed and spluttered and belched alot of shit.
He reassured his passengers who were busy filling bags,
And strange to say, his mate Barry had forgotten all his gags.
He cursed his continental, swore and muttered ‘EGT’
And called up Port Moresby to tell them he couldn’t see.
He finally got his mixture right and ever upwards flew,
Until he arrived at Kikori above 8/8ths in clear blue.
‘Twas Bonanza Bill from Paddington, who slowly settled down,
When he crossed the soaring mountains and spied Hagen town.
He said "I’ve had some narrer shaves and lively flights before,
But all those bloody mountains are the tallest I ever saw,
I give that V tailed outlaw best; It’s shaken all my nerve,
To feel it whistle through the air, to buck and plunge and swerve.
Of New Guinea IFR I’ve really had my fill,
It’s VFR or nuthin’ henceforth for Bonanza Bill"
Jim Peters with due respect for Banjo Paterson and Bonanza Bill