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COW


'Ustle, or you'll get a taste er—Wot? No cheek, you flamin' waster!
    This is wot I get for payin' 'arf a quid a week and keep!
Talk about your Unions, will you? Right, my covey, wait until you
    Come 'ere crawlin'—Where's that Sarah? Ain't she finished milkin' Spot?
Is this wot I brought you up for; reared, an' give you bite an' sup for?
    'Struth! A man's own kids'll next be talkin' Union, like as not!
Garn, I ain't got time to listen to your silly sniv'lin' now.
Understan' me, you was born an' bred to think an' live for Cow!)

                    Cow, Cow—
               I'm a capitalist now:
Though I once was poor an' lonely, an' a waster, I'll allow.
               Now I've 'ands that I can hector:
               I'm an Upper 'Ouse elector;
An' the Sanit'ry Inspector is an interferin' cow!

Talk about your modern schoolin'! Education's wasteful foolin'!
    I got on all right without it only teaches youngsters cheek—
(Where's young Tom? Wot? Ain't 'e back yet? Sam, go—'Ere! You'll get the sack yet!
    Wastin' time there, washin' buckets! Them wus washed last Tuesday week!