Wool, Wether and WIne

DESCRIPTION: "An old shearer stood at the cookshop door, Weary and bleary and stiff" after a long drinking bout. He swears off drink and says he will shear no more after this season, shears brilliantly, takes his pay, heads out -- and gets dead drunk again
AUTHOR: Words: George Meek
EARLIEST DATE: 1952 (Meek, "Station Days in Maoriland and Other Verses," according to Cleveland-NZ-GreatNewZealandSongbook)
KEYWORDS: sheep worker drink humorous
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Cleveland-NZ-GreatNewZealandSongbook, p. 77, "Wool, Wether and Wine" (1 text, 1 tune)
Garland-FacesInTheFirelight-NZ, p. 151, "(Wool, Wether and Wine" (1 text)
File: Clev077

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