God's Own Country

DESCRIPTION: "Give me, give me God's own country (from a spieler's point of view)." The singer lists all the beautiful places of New Zealand -- and how wonderful they are IF you have cash. The country has been leased out to absentees
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1892 (Auckland Star, according to Bailey/Roth-ShantiesByTheWay-NZ)
KEYWORDS: beauty money New Zealand landlord
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Bailey/Roth-ShantiesByTheWay-NZ, pp. 82-83, "God's Own Country" (1 text, 1 tune)
File: BaRo082

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