etc.
Thus rapidly enumerating all the parts in which they intend to strike their enemies.
It is very rarely that any remarkable circumstance occurs but songs are composed in order to perpetuate the remembrance of it.

For example, when Miago, the first native who ever quitted Perth, was taken away in H.M.
surveying vessel Beagle in 1838, the following song was composed by a native and was constantly sung by his mother (at least so she says) during his absence, and it has ever since been a great favourite: Ship bal win-jal bat-tar-dal gool-an-een, Ship bal win-jal bat-tar-dal gool-an-een.
etc.etc.etc.

etc.
Whither is that lone ship wandering, Whither is that lone ship wandering, etc.etc.etc.

etc.
Again, on Miago's safe return, the song given below was composed by a native after he had heard Miago recount his adventures: Kan-de maar-o, kan-de maar-a-lo, Tsail-o mar-ra, tsail-o mar-ra-lo.
etc.etc.etc.

etc.
Unsteadily shifts the wind-o, unsteadily shifts the wind-o, The sails-o handle, the sails-o handle-ho.
I will now add several other songs which are composed in different dialects; these will serve both as examples of their metre and style of poetry and as specimens for the purpose of comparison with the songs of the natives of the other portions of the continent.
Number 1.
One voice: Djal-lee-lee-na.
Chorus: Mong-a-da, mong-a-da, Mong-a-da, mong-a-da, Mong-a-da, mong-a-da.
One voice: Eee-dal-lee-na.
Chorus: Wun-a-da, wun-a-da, Wun-a-da, wun-a-da, Wun-a-da, wun-a-da.
etc.etc.