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Cutting The Line
Cutting the Line
I thought I was underprivileged
Till Dad took me to Billy and Peg’s
Where I came face to face with such desperate folk
Society’s unwanted dregs
Irish Billy and Peg ran a flophouse
Where poor souls paid a bob for the night
To kip, on a length of clothesline
From one wall to t’other pulled tight
The Last Chance Saloon, in the centre of Town
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Monday 12th November 2018 6:48 am
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