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IMPERIAL SONGSTER 1907 attributed to Chas. Chester with music by ]. J. Naughton from an idea and a title suggested by Joe Slater.. WHAT THE MELBOURNE MAN TOLD THE SYDNEY MANA Melbourne man met a Sydney man, quite casually one dayAnd started talking of their towns quite in a friendly way Said the Melbourne man to the Sydney man: 'If you will stop to pause, I'll try to show you how our town is better far than yours.' Said the Sydney man to the Melbourne man: 'Now, listen straight away, And I will listen patiently to what you've got to say.' Said the Melbourne man: 'In the first place, We've got the Fed'ral Parliament.' Said the Sydney man: That's only luck To a very great extent. Wait till they get the capital And then they'll go away.' Said the Melbourne man: 'Your Harbour, As you say, is very grand But you've got the plague from thereabouts Or so I understand.' Said the Sydney man: 'Our Station Is a most important sight.' Said the Melbourne man: When ours is built It will knock it out of sight.' Said the Sydney man: Your politics Are wrong to a great extent. How do you expect to keep them straight When your Premier is Bent?' Said the Melbourne man:'Ah, that's a joke Which quickly must be paid, Your policy cannot be clear While through it you've to Wade. Now, though you've got your Harbour, We've got our Melbourne Cup And there we beat you badly When the numbers do go up.' Said the Sydney man: 'I grant you That your course is bright and gay, But our horses often win your Cup And that's the game to play. And our electric tramways All through the town are run." Said the Melbourne man: 'Our cabbies Don't kill people by the ton.' Said the Sydney man: 'Our cricketers With yours can well compete, They've given you a real good game Whenever they've been there.' Said the Melbourne man: 'I will admit But win or lose, I'd let you know, We're sportsmen all the same.' Said the Sydney man: 'At football We play different to you.' Said the Melbourne man: 'I am quite aware That what you say is true, But if we all combine to play One game Australia through, I think we'd take on any team And give them a beating too. But anyway we must agree Though our views are not the same, We are all of us Australians And quite proud to own our name.' Said the Melbourne man; 'Now let's shake hands.' Said the Sydney man: 'I will, And when the Empire wants us, We're there to fill the bill.' CHORUS Australia, Australia, Though composed of different states, When danger calk, then you will find That we are always mates. So rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves And let us all proudly sing, Then give three cheers for the red, white and blue, And God save the King! SITE SOURCE: Sydney Folklore Project - Section 14: CITY LIFE |