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7] Is is the article we make; Thousands and thousands of them. Ply and veneer And kahikateaOh, the best kahikatea, " Nothing rubbishy about itA few brads (Screws for the hinges, of course), A little glue here and thereI almost forgot to mention the glueA good coat of polish to catch the lady’s eye And there you have it. Thousands and thousands of them. The lady buys the veneer and the polish The man buys the lady And everybody’s happy, Thousands and thousands of them. Come, I’ll show you the factory. ERE-can you hear?Here is where they begin. The dressed timber is cut to its length, Bored, grooved, pressed and assembled; Orderly parts that move to a system Off one pile, past the machine, and on to the next; Lids here, backs there, Ends and tronts together over beyond; Thousands and thousands of them. This man tacks on the bottoms He tacks on the bottoms As I was saying He tacks on the bottoms The bottoms, the bottoms, And this man puts on the feet The feet, the feet, and a glue-block or two That'll hold where they touch when they’re dry. They get very quick at it after a while If they stay. Then in through here for a sparkle and shine To catch the lady’s eye. (COME, I'll show you the factory. Here we live Thousands and thousands of us Daylight and darkness Winter and summer Pay-day to pay-day We get up tomorrow Put on the clothes of yesterday And go to the job of last year With a little glue to hold us together And a sparkle and shine to catch the lady’s eye, Out of one war, past the machine, and into the next~ We get very good at it after a while
It we stay.
Dick
Southon
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 660, 29 February 1952, Page 11
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302MASS New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 660, 29 February 1952, Page 11
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