Maori's Wool, The

DESCRIPTION: Maori chief Rerenga comes to Wellington "And told the Chief Financial Fiend the tribe had wool to sell." The dishonest bank manager makes an low offer. The chief accepts and brings the wool. The banker pays -- and finds the boxes weighted with sgones
AUTHOR: claimed by A. B. "Banjo" Paterson (1864-1941) (source: Bailey/Roth-ShantiesByTheWay-NZ)
EARLIEST DATE: 1902 (Collected Verse of Banjo Paterson)
KEYWORDS: humorous money trick New Zealand
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REFERENCES (3 citations):
Bailey/Roth-ShantiesByTheWay-NZ, pp. 133-134, "The Maori's Wool" (1 text)
Colquhoun-NZ-Folksongs-SongOfAYoungCountry, p. 40 in the 1972 edition, "Rerenga's Wool" (1 text, 1 tune); dropped from the 2010 edition
ADDITIONAL: A. B. "Banjo" Paterson, "The Works of 'Banjo' Paterson" [with an anonymous introduction], Wordsworth Poetry Library, 1995, pp. 257-258, "The Maori's Wool" (1 text)
RECORDINGS:
Tommy and Margaret Wood, "Rerenga's Wool" (on NZSongYngCntry)
File: BaRo133

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