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Tune: Whistle O'er The Lave O't Source: From Kempiana 1854 – a handbook for the hustlings. SITE SOURCE: Sydney Folklore - SECTION17: Characters and Eccentrics Song on William Wentworth's campaignIf twixt the two ye make compareYe'll say 'Your place mon is na there Hoot, Charlie sit in Billy's chair Whistle o'er the lave o't We knew for a'that's come and gane That Billy had a tongue and brain Poor Charlie couldn'a saw nor plane Whistle etc And Billy ca'd us dirty loons And wad'na trust us wi his spoons Aft rag'd and swore Lord be aboons But Billy cross'd the mountains blue And drave the kye and wethers through The de'il a thing can Charlie do And mony the fight in 'auld lang syne Has Billy fought, well worth to min' But Charlie naewheer can ye find For Charlie's nae this nor that Or black or white or cold or hot He fire can bring for no mans pot And Charlie is of those who bide The flow and turn of time and tide Aye strong upon the strongest tide When Poers abuse was sternly met When men were rendering thraldoms… Has ere his voice been lifted yet If Billy knew that Charlie's soul Was coveting his empty stool My certie would hear a growl If Billy could but dream that Waddle Assisted by pen of twaddle Dared think of climbing in his saddle He'd swear in his most wrathful mood And say 'such shame must be withstood Go vote for Parkes I'm sure he would |