THE CIVIC BAND-DITTY.
__»~ Shore, brithrin ! hould yer hair on ! Fur here cornea Misther Aaron, Frisrfn' onward ia the race, boys, an' f eelia' for the goal; Seel tbereheis.be japersl An* ain't he cnltin' capers, Wid hia scissor*, an' his zazor, an' his rid an' yillow pole. There's Enoch, too ! fastracin', An' puffin', blowing*, chasm', An' at the sntrides he's tak in', begarra! see ihim laugh! Batfaix! he's grimly smilin' ; An* his pot. ia nearly bilin', Tor shure, he cannot shtand, boys, not the shmalleet bit ay chaff. They both are vaitfy thryin* To bate the one that's flyin', Bnt boys, the Bit A ig ould enough to tape out ay' the way, Jiat see the dodger soarin' I He'll be dhroppin' clown an' floorin* Tbe mighty mm who thiol: they're safe on the flktion day. Me conshinse I here's a Boomer I An' f aix I hear a rumour, That bo's watchin' Mistber Enoch wid auite a jellua eye : There s nothin' boys, like leather, For houldin* things together, Aa* if ho doesn't leather him, Begorra! boys he'll ttey. An' throth ! here comes another, Thryin' hard a grin to ahmother ; Far shure he's niver needin' to exert himsilf at all; Faix! he'll pwWyup the flaws, In the City Council's laws. An' whin they want a Mayor, he'll be riddy at the calL Titer's " Bizness " comia', rnnnin', Share boys f he thinks he's ennnin', An* can take a little corner off the coorse, an' win the race; But, be the powers I they'll mind him, An' kape him in behind 'em ; An', if they find him gainin', share, they'll qu'ckly fooroe the pace. An' here's two ttedti thraders,— Two terrible invadhera— — Hurrool there'll be a terror ay a shiady! co theie will ; Aiteh roan wid soord an' baynit, Begor 1 'tis plain they mane it ! Be the look ardespcrashun on their faces I can till. Slmro boys 1 the whole band-ditti, . Will vlundher all the city. An* knock down the Oathedbral wid a terxifyin' whollop I ■ They'll make the folks renumber The twilfth day ay Siptimber, _!_&' sink into contimpt the tales ay Dickens an' ay Throllorpe. Felix O'Bbtb.t.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 3254, 11 September 1878, Page 3
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357THE CIVIC BAND-DITTY. Star (Christchurch), Issue 3254, 11 September 1878, Page 3
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