Happy Melbourne Cup Day!
This is for you:
Melbourne Cup Magic
By Paul McCann
It's a horse race called the Melbourne Cup.
The first Tuesday in November is the date that has been set.
It's the horse race that stops Australia.
It's that very same race when millions are laid out for a bet.
Flemington racecourse is where it's at.
You'll find the punters jumping for joy as good odds come their way.
The bookmakers put up their prices .
You can't hear a thing but the crowd roaring its Melbourne Cup day.
There are the dead runners and long shots.
Some may loose their shirt a four-legged fancy of their own.
Melbourne Cup has a special magic.
The fashions come out to see how it wears as the punters roam .
All the flowers are softly blooming .
It's a colourful show for the cup.
Somewhere in the throng of it all horses go a giddy-up .
Jockeys are on their mounts and it's on .
Lips quiver , all eyes are fixed for the race is about to start .
The barriers open, off they go.
Around the turn they come there's a flutter in every heart .
The front few race for the winning post .
The excitement has been, the winners are seen to be leaping.
There are always the hard luck stories .
The magic about is all is there are no losers weeping
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