“The Flash Sydney Shearers”

Description

"You've heard of the flash Sydney shearers, They're the flashest of men out of town." The singer tells of how they boast and fail to perfom: "He'll whip anything in creation, And ends up whipping the cat." Returning to town, they go on the dole

Cross references

  • cf. "Springtime It Brings on the Shearing, The (On the Wallaby Track)" (form)

References

  1. Paterson/Fahey/Seal, pp. 183-185, "The Flash Sydney Shearers" (1 text)
  2. BI, PFS183

About

Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1996 (Patterson/Fahey/Seal)
Keywords: work hardtimes sheep
Found in: Australia