When You Go to Get Your Shears

DESCRIPTION: "When you go to get your shears You're not allowed to pick. The first pair that you collar, Then it's to that pair you stick. It is the boss's orders; If you do not like the trick, You can go somewhere else to look for shearing."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1968
KEYWORDS: sheep work Australia boss
FOUND IN: Australia
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Meredith/Anderson-FolkSongsOfAustralia, pp. 281-282, "When You Go to Get Your Shears" (1 text, 1 tune)
File: MA281

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