ON THE LAND

Marlborough Express, Volume XLV, Issue 60, 11 March 1911, Page 6

ON THE LAND

If you want to be a doctor or a p^eticher, A lawyer/ or an engineer, maybe, A surveyor, an accountant, or a teacher, • . ■ You have to be a man with a degree :

You have to pass exams, to show your fitness, Before they let you earn an honest bob. And ir you fail to pass, it's, certain you're "no class" —You're not thel proper fellow for the job

But farming is a different profession. As every man of sense must surely know You fit yourself for farming by pos-

session, . ' Our Government has said that ft is

1 so; You ballot for a Government selection, You pa3 r the rent and stock it, then behold! It doesn't really matter if you're grocer, clerk, or hatter, You're* certain sure to make your piio of gold. So come along, ye jewellers and bakers. And ladies who are tired of the town, . ■ To ballot for the fat and fertile acres, For mountain land and plain, and lolling down; And come along, ye publicans and lawyers, . Arise, and quit your slaving at the bar; And join the merry scramble for the democratic gamble, You'll soon be riding in your motoroar.

Our Government's benevolent intention ■Is sometimes set at naught by one or two; It sometimes happens (this I blush to mention) Th.au farmers get the sections meant tor you. But still, cheer up! good fruiterers arid tailors ? And don't give up, y© doctors, in despair ; But smilo your best and sit up; there s lots more land to split up • And every townie%s bound to get his share. —X.