DIGGER SWAGGERS
AN OPTIMIST TRAMP. The times are hard old digger mate, I know. Our tucker’s done —of work there is no show; Of even one day’s toil we stand no chance; But, .still, .’twas Worse in France. Five hundred miles or more we’ve travelled, Dig. s l’d give the world to smoke a decent cig. ' . 7 • It’s hai'd when some can smoke, cigars and dance- — But, still, ’twas worse in France. Our footwear, mate, is just about C. 3, And just between that gate-post, you and me, My trousers make me fear a lady’s glance— But, still, ’twas worse in France. Depression like the war will pass away; And you and I, old mate, ■ will laugh and say > . That though the .looks we got were oft ’ askance, That ’twas worse in France. ’Waiho, South .Westland.
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Hokitika Guardian, 3 July 1931, Page 3
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136DIGGER SWAGGERS Hokitika Guardian, 3 July 1931, Page 3
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