SONG OF THE ROUGH RIDERS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6717, 13 February 1900, Page 2

SONG OF THE ROUGH RIDERS.

A correspondent forwards the following unauthorised version of Rudyard Kipling's " Screw-G.uns," with his sincerest apologies to Kipling. We leave it to our readers to say whe'flrtr 'an apology Is' deserved. i .- :■ I-- . . They'll send us, , along where the roads are, But mostly we'll go wliere. -they a'int; ■'." W«d <slimb up the side oi a sign-board, An* trust to <the stick o' the' pahrt ; " . We4l manage the Tugok Sliver, ■ ' We'll give tho" Afreedtemoji ffto, :• For we fancies oureeWea ait the sbouting, ' We boys with our horses an' kits. Eefrain— Y^S! U n have New band's Bough "Riders, The Riders will soon have you, So, when we call round on our visits, O' course you will know what to do— hoo! hool Just send in your chief and surrender, ' Its wuss if you makes any fuss, You may do what you pleaee, you can skid up the trees, But you won't get away from US ! t '* But you won't get away from US! ! * 11. You'll have to be 'tough for our business, An' work without grumbiin 'or fuss • Do you say that they sweat in tho Reg'la.rs? By gum, you must lathe* with us. The snakes shall «ey what our road was, Tho wild iboer, e' knows where we passed ; '"We're .made o' Now Zealand mutton, Butjdamm ii, we're madefio "last. "Refrain— •-,';_■ ... . v .-,. - ; You all love JTew, Zealand's The Riders they all love you, • So, when .we call round for our eidera, O' course you 'will know what to do-|-hoo! hoof . , • Jesi send in yer chief ari^ surrender; , ' v! ' Its wuß3 if you. make3 any fuse, You may hide in your caves, They'll be only your graves, For you can't • get away from " US." For you can't get away from ." US."