Er ... G'day again,

Maybe I shouldn't skip the front parts when I'm looking at the Mudcat in a quiet break! I see from the first few stanzas that this is clearly a music hall comic song - much in the style of The Whallopping Window Blind (a parody of 10,000 Miles Away).

I'm afraid I'm more used to the Australian dry style - where you don't telegraph the punches quite so soon in the song! Anyway, I'll have a listen to the tune ... it could be a useful comic spot ... justified by its single reference to sailing for Aus-tra-li-av ... on a penny steamboat!

Regard(les)s,

Bob Bolton