Hey, Boys! Up Go We! (Australian)

DESCRIPTION: "When maize stands more than ten feet high, And bursting cobs a yard or more... why, then, 'tis, 'Hey, Boys! up go we!" When it is wheat harvesting time, kangaroo hunting time, peach season, or time to toast King George, the chorus is repeated
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1964 (Anderson-FarewellToOldEngland)
KEYWORDS: farming nonballad
FOUND IN:
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Anderson-FarewellToOldEngland, pp. 167-169, "Hey, Boys! Up Go We! " (1 text)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Hey, Then, Up Go We (Hey Boys Up Go We)" (lyrics)
File: AnFa167

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