Mulga Bills Bicycle - Recital Listen to Mulga Bills Bicycle

Mulga Bill's Bicycle relates the tale of a overconfident young man who tries to ride this new invention called a bicycle with ease, and boy is he in for the ride of his life.

Mulga Bills Bicycle is a poem with verse of irregular lengths. It uses simple language and imagery to generate strong dramatic action and dialogue. The poem has a regular rhythm in rhyming couplets with 7 feet (14 beats in each line) which adds momentum and an air of humour to the story.

Mulga Bill's Bicycle — A Poem by Banjo Paterson