Billy of Tea, A

DESCRIPTION: "You may talk of your whisky or talk of your beer, I've something far better waiting for me." The singer describes the tasks he performs while waiting for the billy to boil. He even holds off on dinner until the tea is ready
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1970 (AndersonStory)
KEYWORDS: work food drink drugs nonballad
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Anderson-StoryOfAustralianFolksong, pp. 175-176, "A Billy of Tea" (1 text, 1 tune)
Stewart/Keesing-FavoriteAustralianBallads, pp. 51-52, "The Billy of Tea" (1 text)
File: AnSt175

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