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SOURCE:AUSTRALIAN MELODIST NO 21 Written by Lance Lenton Parody:Finiculi-Finicula SITE SOURCE: SYDNEY FOLKLORE: SECTION 11 - Migrants FOR "NIX," N0T ME; FOR "NIX" I BARLong time I come-a to dis country out-a from Italy!Ice-cream cart I take-a, and sell about-a, Dat-a -was me. Den I—I make-a de plenty of de money Selling de ice, But too much walk-a about-a it wasn't funny, Oh, no, not nice. Ice-cream! ice-cream! selling near and far, For "nix," not me—for "nix" I bar. I chuck-a de ice-cream up, and sell-a de fruit den Take-a de shop, With pears, and apples, and orange-a, suit den, And lollipop! I burn-a de gas to ripe-a de banana, Make-a dem sweet; If you buy de two dozen dey cost you a tanner, Nice-a to eat! Lesti! Lesti! Vive Italia! For"nix," not me—for "nix" I bar.
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