It tells of a boy who leaves home at the start of the harvest to move to the city, an unheard of and unforgivable thing for a Scot to do in the early 1900s, according to the poet: "They were Scots of the Riverina, and to run from home was a crime."
The narrative revolves around a youth who leaves his family's farm during the harvest period to migrate to the city, which is deemed taboo for a Scot in the early 1900s as per the poet's assertion: "They were Scots of the Riverina, and running away from home was a heinous act."