ORIGINAL POETRY
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PIGGERS' SONG.
Still among clay and mullock, Still among mullock and clay ; Jn winterjtnd in summer, Slinging thp monkey away. Burrowing under the ranges. Far from the light of day ; Pick and crowbar unceasingDrive, drive away. Seeking ever for Treason, Without |tpp or stay : ' At nigbt in mud-built cabin', Snatching irhafe test he may. Such is the life pf the digger ; Cheered only by hope's lay, The dream qf pouring hia treasure. At the feet of some sweet May. Still among clay and mullock, . Still among mullook and clay ; In winter and in summer, \ Slinging the monkey away. CTpapeka Mouth, 20th January. \ W.
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Tuapeka Times, Volume I, Issue 50, 23 January 1869, Page 5
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106ORIGINAL POETRY Tuapeka Times, Volume I, Issue 50, 23 January 1869, Page 5
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