Shearing's Coming Round, The

DESCRIPTION: "There's a sound of many voices in the camp and on the track... For the shearing's coming round, boys, the shearing's coming round, And the stations... have begun to hear the sound." It's the talk of the entire region
AUTHOR: David McKee Wright (1867-1928) (source: Bailey/Roth-ShantiesByTheWay-NZ)
EARLIEST DATE: 1896 (Dunedin "Otago Witness," according to Bailey/Roth-ShantiesByTheWay-NZ)
KEYWORDS: sheep worker nonballad
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Bailey/Roth-ShantiesByTheWay-NZ, p. 131, "Shearing's Coming" (1 text)
Garland-FacesInTheFirelight-NZ, p. 19, "(no title)" (1 fragment, probably this); p. 150, "The Shearing's Coming Round" (1 text)
File: BaRo131

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