Plutocracy

DESCRIPTION: "The heir apparent's been and gone and the frenzied welcome's dead" but stories about the visit are still being published. The "piffle press" goes on about that, but won't tell of the sufferings of the lower classes
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1925 (Transport Workers Songbook, according to Cleveland-NZ-GreatNewZealandSongbook)
KEYWORDS: New Zealand royalty hardtimes nonballad
HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
1920 - the visit of the future Edward VIII to New Zealand
FOUND IN:
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Cleveland-NZ-GreatNewZealandSongbook, pp. 106-107, "Plutocracy" (1 text, 1 tune)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Yankee Doodle" (tune) and references there
File: Clev106

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