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If ole Pharaoh King of Egyp' 'ad been gazin' on the scene	A
'E'd' ave give the A I F a narsty name	B
When they done their little best to scrub 'is dirty Kingdom clean	A
An' to shift 'is ancient 'eap uv sin an' shame	B
An' I'm tippin' they'd 'ave phenyled 'im an' rubbed it in 'is 'ead	C
But old Pharaoh King uv Egyp' 'e is dead	C
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So yeh don't 'ear much about it an' it isn't meant yeh should	C
Since 'is Kingship wasn't there to go orf pop	D
An' this mishunery effort fer to make the 'eathen good	C
Wus a contract that the fellers 'ad to drop	D
There wus other pressin' matters so they 'ad to chuck the fun	E
But the Battle uv the Wazzir took the bun	E
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Now Ginger Mick 'e writes to me a long ixcited note	C
An' 'e writes it in a whisper so to speak	F
Fer I guess the Censor's shadder wus across 'im as 'e wrote	C
An' 'e 'ad to bottle things that musn't leak	F
So I ain't got orl the strength uv it but sich as Ginger sends	G
I rejooce to decent English fer me friends	G
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It wus part their native carelessness an' part their native skite	C
Fer they kids themselves they know the Devil well	H
'Avin' met 'im kind uv casu'l on some wild Australian night	C
Wine an' women at a secon' rate 'otel	H
But the Devil uv Australia 'e's a little woolly sheep	I
To the devils wot the desert children keep	I
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So they mooches round the drink shop's an' the Wazzir took their eye	J
An' they found old Pharoah's daughters pleasin' Janes	K
An' they wouldn't be Australian 'less they give the game a fly	J
An' Egyp' smiled an' totted up 'is gains	K
'E doped their drinks an' breathed on them 'is aged evil breath	L
An' more than one woke up to long fer death	L
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When they wandered frum the newest an' the cleanest land on earth	M
An' the filth uv ages met 'em it wus 'ard	C
Fer there may be sin an' sorrer in the country uv their birth	M
But the dirt uv cenchuries ain't in the yard	C
They wus children playin' wiv an asp an' never fearin' it	C
An' they took it very sore when they wus bit	C
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First they took the tales fer furphies when they got around the camp	N
Uv a cove done in fer life wiv one night's jag	F
But when the yarns grew 'ot an' strong an' bore the 'all mark stamp	N
Uv dinkum oil they waved the danger flag	F
An' the shudder that a clean man feels when 'e's su'prized wiv dirt	C
Gripped orl the camp reel solid an' it 'urt	C
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There wus Bill from up the Billabong 'oo's dearest love wus cow	F
An' 'oo lived an' thought an' fought an' acted clean	A
'E wus lately frum 'is mother wiv 'er kiss wet on 'is brow	F
But they snared 'im in an' did 'im up reel mean	A
Fer young Bill wus gone a million an' 'e never guessed the game	B
For 'e's down in livin' 'ell an' marked fer sbame	B
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An' Bill wus only one uv 'em to fall to Eastern sin	O
Ev'ry comp'ny 'ad a rotten tale to tell	H
An' there must be somethin' doin' when the strength uv it sunk in	O
To a crowd that ain't afraid to clean up 'ell	H
They wus game to take a gamble but this dirt dealt to a mate	C
Well it riled 'em an' they didn't 'esitate	C
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'Ave 'yeh seen a crowd uv fellers takin' chances 'on a game	B
Crackin' 'ard while they thought it on the square	P
'Ave yeh 'eard their owl uv anguish when they tumbled to the same	B
'Avin' found they wus the victums uv a snare	P
It wus jist that sort uv anger when they fell to Egyp's stunt	C
An' remember they wus trainin' fer the front	C
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I 'ave notions uv the Wazzir It's as old as Pharaoh's tomb	B
It's as cunnin' as the oldest imp in 'ell	H
An' the game it plays uv lurin' blokes wiv love songs to their doom	B
Wus begun when first a tart 'ad smiles to sell	H
An' it stood there thro' the ages an' it might be standin' still	H
If it 'adn't bumped a clean cove name o' Bill	H
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An' they done it like they done it when a word went to the push	Q
That a nark 'oo'd crooled a pal wus run to ground	C
They done it like they done it when the blokes out in the bush	Q
Passed a telegraft that cops wus nosin' round	C
There wus no one rung a fire bell but the tip wus passed about	C
An' they fixed a night to clean the Wazzir out	C
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Yes I've notions uv the Wazzir It's been pilin' up its dirt	C
Since it mated wiv the Devil in year One	E
An' spawned a brood uv evil things to do a man a 'urt	C
Since the lurk uv snarin' innercents begun	E
But it's sweeter an' it's cleaner since one wild an' woolly night	C
When the little A I F put up a fight	C
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Now it started wiv some 'orseplay If the 'eads 'ad seen the look	F
Dead in earnest that wus underneath the fun	E
They'd 'ave tumbled there wus somethin' that wus more than commin crook	F
An' 'ave stopped the game before it 'arf begun	E
But the fellers larfed like school boys tbo' they orl wus more than narked	C
An' they 'ad the 'ouses well an' truly marked	C
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Frum a little crazy balkiney that clawed agin a wall	H
A chair come crasbin' down into the street	C
Then a woman's frightened screamin' give the sign to bounce the ball	H
An' there came a sudden rush uv soljers' feet	C
There's a glimpse uv frightened faces as a door caved in an' fell	H
An' the Wazzir wus a 'owlin' screamin' 'ell	H
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Frum a winder 'igh above 'em there's a bloke near seven feet	C
Waves a bit uv naked Egyp' in the air	P
An' there's squealin' an' there's shriekin' as they chased 'em down the street	C
When they dug 'em out like rabbits frum their lair	P
Then down into the roadway gaudy 'ouse'old gods comes fast	C
An' the Wazzir's Great Spring Cleanin' starts at last	C
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Frum the winders came pianners an' some giddy duchess pairs	R
An' they piled 'em on the roadway in the mire	S
An' 'eaped 'em 'igh wiv fal de rals an' pretty parlor chairs	R
Which they started in to purify wiv fire	T
Then the Redcaps come to argue but they jist amused the mob	U
Fer tbe scavengers wus warmin' to their job	U
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When the fire reels come to quell 'em 'struth they 'ad no bloomin' 'ope	N
Fer they cut the 'ose to ribbons in a jiff	V
An' they called u'pon tbe drink shops an' poured out their rotten dope	N
While the nigs 'oo didn't run wus frightened stiff	V
An' when orb wus done an' over an' they wearied uv the strife	V
That old Wazzir'd 'ad the scourin' uv its life	V
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Now old Gin er ain't quite candid 'e don't say where 'e came in	O
But 'e mentions that'e don't get no C B	W
An' 'e's 'ad some pretty practice dodgin' punishment fer sin	O
Down in Spadger's since 'is early infancy	W
So I guess if they went after 'im they found 'im snug in bed	C
Fer old Ginger 'as a reel tactician's 'ead	C
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An' 'e sez that when 'e wandered down the Wazzir later on	X
It wus like a 'ome where 'oliness reposed	C
Fer its sinfulness wus 'idden an' its brazenness wus gone	Y
An' its doors wiv proper modesty wus closed	C
If a 'ead looked out a winder as they passed it quick drew in	O
Fer the Wazzir wus a wowser scared from sin	O
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If old Pharaoh King uv Egyp' 'e 'ad lived to see the day	C
When they tidied up 'is 'eap uv shame an' sin	O
Well 'e mighter took it narsty fer our fellers 'ave a way	C
Uv completin' any job that they begin	O
An' they might 'ave left 'is Kingship nursin' gravel rash in bed	C
But old Pharaoh King uv Egyp' 'e is dead	C

Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis

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