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"Saint Peter"
by Henry Lawson
Written	1893
First published in	The Bulletin
Country	Australia
Language	English
Publication date	8 April 1893
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"Saint Peter" is a well-known poem by iconic Australian writer and poet Henry Lawson. It was first published on 8 April 1893 in The Bulletin.

The poem references Saint Peter. It was written to music in 1975 by Australian musician Peter Duggan and is now a popular Australian folk song.

Further publications

• Verses, Popular and Humorous (1900)
• Humorous Verses by Henry Lawson, Angus and Robertson (1941)
• Songs from Lawson edited by John Meredith, Bush Music Club (1957)
• The World of Henry Lawson edited by Walter Stone, Hamlyn (1974)
• A Campfire Yarn : Henry Lawson Complete Works 1885-1900 edited by Leonard Cronin, Lansdowne (1984)

See also

• 1893 in Australian literature
• 1893 in poetry

References

1. Austlit - "Saint Peter" by Henry Lawson
2. ""Saint Peter"". Union Songs. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
3. "Austlit — Humorous Verses by Henry Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
4. "Songs from Lawson (Bush Music Club)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
5. "The World of Henry Lawson (Hamlyn)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
6. "A Campfire Yarn : Henry Lawson Complete Works 1885-1900 (Lansdowne)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

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