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It was the Man from Waterloo, / When work in town was slack, / Who took the track as bushmen do, / And humped his swag out back. / He tramped for months without a bob, / For most the sheds were full, / Until at last he got a job / At picking up the wool. / He found the work was rather rough, / But swore to see it through, / For he was made of sterling stuff -- / The Man from Waterloo.
The first remark was like a stab / That fell his ear upon, / 'Twas -- ‘There's another something scab / ‘The boss has taken on! ' / They couldn't let the towny be -- / They sneered like anything; / They'd mock him when he'd sound the ‘g' / In words that end in ‘ing.'