Shearing

DESCRIPTION: "All aboard! All aboard is the cry, There's a rippin' lot of shearers in the shed." Various shearers can be expected to set records. Big Mick and Barcoo Ben compete closely. The shearers are all happy at and clever in their work
AUTHOR: Words: David McKee Wright (1867-1928)
EARLIEST DATE: 1897 (Wright, "Station Ballads," according to Colquhoun-NZ-Folksongs-SongOfAYoungCountry)
KEYWORDS: worker sheep
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REFERENCES (3 citations):
Colquhoun-NZ-Folksongs-SongOfAYoungCountry, p. 87, "Shearing" (1 text, 1 tune) (p. 49 in the 1972 edition)
Garland-FacesInTheFirelight-NZ, pp. 148-149, "(Shearing)" (1 text)
ADDITIONAL: J. C. Reid, _A Book of New Zealand_ (Collins National Anthologies), Collins, 1964, pp. 137-138, "Shearing" (1 text)
File: Colq049

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