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Banjo Paterson - Tar and FeathersBanjo Paterson - Tar and Feathers
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Oh! the circus swooped down On the Narrabri town, For the Narrabri populace moneyed are; And the showman he smiled At the folk he beguiled To come all the distance from Gunnedah. But a juvenile smart, Who objected to "part", Went in on the nod, and to do it he Crawled in through a crack In the tent at the back, For the boy had no slight ingenuity. And says he with a grin, "That`s the way to get in; But I reckon I`d better be quiet or They`ll spiflicate me," And he chuckled, for he Had the loan of the circus proprietor. But the showman astute On that wily galoot Soon dropped you`ll be thinking he leathered him Not he; with a grim Sort of humourous whim, He took him and tarred him and feathered him. Says he, "You can go Round the world with a show, And knock every Injun and Arab wry; With your name and your trade On the posters displayed, The feathered what-is-it from Narrabri. Next day for his freak By a Narrabri Beak, He was jawed with a deal of verbosity; For his only appeal Was "professional zeal" He wanted another monstrosity. Said his Worship, "Begob! You are fined forty bob, And six shillin`s costs to the clurk!" he says. And the Narrabri joy, Half bird and half boy. Has a "down" on himself and on circuses.
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