THE CHRISTCHURCH PAVEMENT.
They took. a little gravel, And they took a little tar, With various ingredients Imported from afar; They hammered it and rolled it, And when they went away, ' They said they had a pavement That would last for many a day
But they came with picks and smote it To lay a water main; And then they oalled the workmen To put it back again. To run a tramway siding They took it up some more; And then they put it back again Just where it was before.
They took it up for post holes To rum the telephone; And then they put it back again As hard as any stone. They took it up for extra wireTo feed the 'lectric light; And then -hey put it back again, Which was no more than right.
Oh, the pavement's full of furrows, There are patches everywhere; You'd' like to rids upon 'it, But it's seldom that you dare. It' a a ver y handsome pavement, A credit to the town; They're always digging of it up, Or puttin' of it down.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 9092, 23 November 1907, Page 4
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183THE CHRISTCHURCH PAVEMENT. Star (Christchurch), Issue 9092, 23 November 1907, Page 4
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