ODE TO "SUNNY OTAKI."
I. I have dwelt in "Sunny Napier," jC And in "Sunny New South Wales, - ' p But even in those places ; ' The sunshine sometimes fails. J a I 1 Then I heard about' Otaki, : d Oi : its wondrous clime and health; a And what I hoard decided mo j Twaa there I'd try for wealth. fc lor several months I've sojourned j v In your fair township's clime, , ,; And the constant dazzling sunshine • t lias made tilings seem worth while. > However, just occasionally j A passing shower Tell, ; but if vvc just got a "shower." Well then— "Wellington got h—l." ', Thai v, as what Otaki told me, > '- Bui i.aween my hours of sleep • c I have often, "Urn wondered Where's the mud from on the street.' . i
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Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 25 July 1919, Page 4
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130ODE TO "SUNNY OTAKI." Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 25 July 1919, Page 4
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