Australia part 2

A tale of two outhouses
When we bought the house in Carrum, it had an outside loo
Which was I’ll say for both of us, an experience quite new.
A little bit nerve wracking when you went out in the night
In case you should encounter those wriggly things that bite
Honey man came on Thursdays and replaced the can,
A task of course requiring a very special man.
I thought I’d have a septic tank installed at least I’d try
But they refused it as the water level in the ground was far too high.
I waited till we had a drought and when they came again,
They reluctantly approved it, we could stay dry in the rain
They were right about the water, before we left for good
The water was above the ground throughout the neighbourhood.

We went to Ayr in Queensland far enough away
And I would be there long enough for family to stay
Judy had arrived by then so of course she came too
And once again encountered a splendid outside loo.
The front of it was open, but the inside screened from view
By a trellis with some vines on it, and often tree frogs too
The first time that you saw them it came as a surprise
As you sat in the dunny watched by froggy eyes
A pawpaw tree beside it gave another food
The giant fruit bats loved it, at dusk they found it good
So as you finally decided to head out to the can
Something flew before you with a several foot wingspan.
The water was a problem too, a windmill and a well
Open for about 8 feet as far as we could tell
The problem was a circumstance that made an awful din
When the neighbour’s piggy found it and carelessly fell in.