When I lived in Henley

My neighbour was named

Rebecca

Rebecca du Pond

She was very much a Henley Girl

Well spoken and immaculate

In both behaviour and dress

I now live in Australia

And often think of Rebecca

When I am in the badlands

In search of Burke and Wills

My name is John King

And I was born in Totnes

My mother still runs a sweet shop there

Her shop is opposite the William John Wills monument

Who was also born in this town

She greets him every morning with a smile

And keeps a likeness of him in her shop

My father left our family about ten years ago

And now lives in Henley with Rebecca du Pond