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Amy Bock Discarded . frock, Put on pantaloons! Went down south, Word of mouth, Victim'd some gossoons. Cut her hair! Debonair! Sported borrowed cash, Put on style To beguile— Quite a lady's "mash." 1 Met a maid Very staidFather ran a "hash"! Amy Bock Minus frock Wanted Pater's cash! Soft things said, Guileless maid, Mater not averse; Pledged their troth Happy, both: "Better or for worse." Marriaffe day! All quite gay: Amy, prince of "He's"— No one doubtedIdea scouted "He" was one of "She's." Someono whispers: "Whore's liis' whiskers? Did 'he' over shave?" Duns persistent Grow insistent— Tako "him" for a knave! Lawyers cunning Tradesmen dunning, All come on the scene: "Bridegroom" vicious, "Wife" suspicious, Are things what they seem? Policeman—discord— Wthat a record—- " She" is not a "he." Amy Bock Re-dons her frock — Back to limbo "she." In prison yard. With warder guard, Amy rails at fate! Prison bars "Eeplaco cigars.— The lock is on the gate! . Washing, scrubbing! Tin-plate grubbing— Lcshro'-mercy me! Prison clad, Looking sad I Can that "She" be "Ho"! —"Bluff Press."
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6819, 15 May 1909, Page 13
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177IN BRIEF New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6819, 15 May 1909, Page 13
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