THE NAVVY'S LAMENT.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXV, Issue 7169, 9 March 1892, Page 3

THE NAVVY'S LAMENT.

Between Paoroa and To Aroha, With the spado and with the barrow-a, A good cheque we intended to make, But at oight penco per yard We find it too hard For us to buy currants lor cake, You will seo when I explain, There is nothicg you cau gain So easy from this Government of ours; They think a working man Ought not to caro a tau If ho makes live shillings in eight hours. So we'll ask, and once for all, When Mr Shaw ijives us a call He'll see his way to give us double pay, For each man's made up his mitid Another job to fmd Unless we uiako eight shillings in the day. No 12 it is our sec! ion , And our gang it is perfection, A. Goraty'sourgaft'or, so you ueo, If Shaw wou't Jix tliobook We will all take our hook Where more than live shillings is the fso. CHOUUS. 0 we're all to some one dear So don't pass around a sneer, But speak to us in a kind and cheering tone, For you kuow not what's in store For tho ones that you adore— Kcmcmber (hat you'vo children of your own,;