The Fact'ry Whistle

NZ Truth, Issue 1031, 29 August 1925, Page 7

The Fact'ry Whistle

o o O When the fact'ry whistle used ter blow O O Down Jam Tin Lane, • O O Me bloqmin l 'cart beat quick and fast O O Ter sco me Liz again. 0 O Just 'umble folks and 'omely us, ■ O O , But strike, our luv wos true;' . o O That whistle wos the finest toon ' O O I ever really knoo. o O 0 O When' they fact'ry whistle used ter Wow, O O I downed me tools . . O O And togged meself up like a dook O O (All men are fools), O O i And then I'd 'ang about the- lane . O O Until she came. O O "Still waitin', Jim?" she'd say, and smile again. O O O' O ' Where a little river used ter flow, O O Jest out of town, . O O I took Liz when I married 'er O O And settled down. , O O The river wasn't 'ealthy, though, J O O' The doctor said. O O "Well, beggars can't be choosers, Doc," . O 0 • Said Liz, and shook 'er 'cad. O O .-" O O Where the buttercups and daisies grow, O O They let her rest; O O Me bloomin' 'cart beat quick and fast, 0 O ' But 'E knows best. O O Jest 'omely folks and 'umble, us, 0 O But as I 'omeward go, " O O That whistle is the sv/eetest and O O The saddest toon I know. , O o — L.B.F. O O ' O 000000000000000000000000000000000,00000000000000000