Frying Pan's Theology

By A B Banjo Paterson

Scene: On MonaroDramatis Personae:

Shock-headed blackfellow,

Boy (on a pony).

Snowflakes are falling

Gentle and slow,

Youngster says, "Frying Pan

What makes it snow?"

Frying Pan, confident,

Makes the reply —

"Shake 'im big flour bag

Up in the sky!"

"What! when there's miles of it?

Surely that's brag.

Who is there strong enough

Shake such a bag?"

"What parson tellin' you,

Ole Mister Dodd,

Tell you in Sunday-School?

Big feller God!

"Him drive 'im bullock dray,

Then thunder go;

Him shake 'im flour bag —

Tumble down snow!"