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The Pinnacle Road and the men building it - a poem by Mulga Mick (1875 - 1958)
Kunanyi - Mount Wellington
The Pinnacle Road and the men building it
The men who are building the Pinnacle Road up on the mountainside are a cosmopolitan noisy crew.
Deep in their hearts they’re staunch and true. Sinners are many and saints are few, up on the mountainside.
When they indulge in topical talk up on the mountainside, the language they use is mostly slang, whether in praise of lions or lang.
They're a happy contented jovial gang, up on the mountainside.
Each one is daily pulling his weight up on the mountainside, making it safe for you and me, paving the way for posterity, to enjoy the view where God's gifts are free, up on the mountainside.
When unborn thousands gaze upon the view from the mountainside, some lyrical bard will compose an ode where all the praise may be bestowed upon the men building the pinnacle road, up on the mountainside.
Maria Grist
The Pinnacle Road and the men building it
The men who are building the Pinnacle Road up on the mountainside are a cosmopolitan noisy crew.
Deep in their hearts they’re staunch and true. Sinners are many and saints are few, up on the mountainside.
When they indulge in topical talk up on the mountainside, the language they use is mostly slang, whether in praise of lions or lang.
They're a happy contented jovial gang, up on the mountainside.
Each one is daily pulling his weight up on the mountainside, making it safe for you and me, paving the way for posterity, to enjoy the view where God's gifts are free, up on the mountainside.
When unborn thousands gaze upon the view from the mountainside, some lyrical bard will compose an ode where all the praise may be bestowed upon the men building the pinnacle road, up on the mountainside.
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