Whalan of Waitin' Awhile

DESCRIPTION: "Long life to old Whalan of Waitin' Awhile, Good luck to his children and wife." They never complain; "'It's no use of mooning, it might have been worse,' said Whalan...." Life is hard and nothing ever works, but the family will wait for success
AUTHOR: J. W. Gordon ("Jim Grahame"), according to Meredith/Tritton-DukeOfTheOutback
EARLIEST DATE: 1957 (Meredith/Tritton-DukeOfTheOutback)
KEYWORDS: home hardtimes
FOUND IN: Australia
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Meredith/Tritton-DukeOfTheOutback, pp. 79-80, "Whalan of Waitin' Awhile" (1 text, 1 tune)
File: TrMe079

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