Yer Dunno What It Costs

NZ Truth, Issue 1017, 23 May 1925, Page 1

Yer Dunno What It Costs

0 [An Auckland youth recently made some frank admissions ,; . ;.P ( O through the Press as to what it costs to play Romeo ° O .-'■'. to the modern young woman's Juliet.] • '„ Q 'r .'■ o . •■; ■-...- ■' ■ '■■■■■'■.. ■■•■•/■ ■.: , .■■ '••.: .;•■ ... o, O Yer dunno what it costs ter cart yer, 'Melia, . •. O .-; O' .■'"■• Ter sport "yer ter ther moyin' pitcher show, ■". . . ' Qv 0. And give yer. just theft swell /time that yer feel, yen . (0 „ O Oughter get — a'seein! I'm yer , beau. , , O O . ■•■ ' ".'• •■■■•' ■■■' ' ' '•■'■•■ ■•'.•■ -;■■.■ '.-. -:"•• : . ' • '■/ ■. ■ . " ■;;- O ■ O There's a pill-box ©tandin' guard /outside ther flickers. .....' O ; O With a. dame who wants some chink, ter' let us.past. P,. O You sits there munchiri' chocs between yer snickers, ; O O I sits and wonders if ther dough wiU 1 last. 'O O ■■■■■■■".■._■■■;■■)■■ ;•■■■•■■ . . ;-■ ■ ■ O;, ?^- ■ <<s^J^|& , e v en ..i sot .v^er«^buy,,mei.boots.jinv6tagesj O ' yQ ■■■■ <-?f, -:• ' ■>■'; "^Wrth. weekly. 'doles to Ikey,' down ther etreet, " O 0: ; So when, I' looks upon rhe 'skinny wagesj . O O- ! r^-r a! *' ■ I've :gotter Vchoose: Me 'Melia or me feet? , v ; ' O O' • / .■■■.-■■■■■■ ■ •■-■';■; I."' 1 -, 1 ■■■• ! ';'^ ! ;: : ! .';-\ r s'. - v .. "o' O Then its supper at the rongdevoo o' lover's, O O- And as the totterin' piles 6' scran you wreck, . O O Well— rl don't mind— but it's them tootsie covers O O That's slidin'down yer darlin' little neck. O O■■• - -■■ '■■- ■ , ■ ■■■ ■. ■" :■';■ '- ■- ■■:•;■■..•■ V ■■■■•■:■ T--- 1 -■ • ■ •■■-> -C 3» O Lor Lummie! .Ldon't grudgeHhe muck I've bought her v O O As we kiss good-night and finish up the splash, O O But fer me, till pay-day next, its bread. arid water OO As m dismay 1 1 count -me dwindled cash. • . . O 1 o ,; \ - ■sp} '•■-■ ■ .: ; ;: ; : .y"/ ':■: ■ .■■-■.. a o - ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ..■*■-■::;.-■ .■:•.■■*:■■. * ■ :. •• .:■- ,■- o o ■;: ■ .'■-■ ■>:•■■ ■" ' ■ i •■■ -. ■■■: .■■:■ ... •.■■.-■■• a ■ O ■.■" > So when I dodges makin' an appointment fer a show , O O And leaves :yer home before ther fire ter,. stew, O O It ain't because ther golden lamp .o'.,lov.e.'isburnin' low, 0 O ' It's 'cos mg* poor old togs 'is showin' through. O o ,■•■■: . ■■.-. . ■ - >■ ■■,;-',/...::■■,- .;L^:-yA^"' — A.6.H.- ■■■ ■■■■ -aoooooooooooooooooooooooopoooooooooooooooopoooooooo