The Battle of the Lumpers (1919)
[By "A Jewish Scribe."]
The morn was bright and breezy ;The sun was shining bright ;
And people came from far and near
To witness the lumpers' fight. Field-Marshal Grey with all his men,
Their armour polished bright,
Said, "Boys, now rally round;
We know we're in the right." "We want no cowards in our ranks,
Who from their colors fly ;
We call for men with hearts of oak,
To move us they may try." "We call for men who will not boast,
But who will dare and do,
And help us wrest our honest rights
From the lumpers of Wallaroo." "We hate the thought of force and strife,
But we're prepared to do
And dare before we'll lose the rights
Of our Union, A.W.U." But, thanks to Arbitration,
The trouble's at an end ;
And may wise counsel ever
All disagreements mend. The strife and stress are over,
And Right, triumphant, won,
Shake hands, and let us as of yore
Be brothers, every, one ! For you we bear no malice ;
We were keen on our rights, 'tis true.
But give us your hand in friendship,
Ye men of Wallaroo ! Notes From the South Australian Newspaper The Kadina and Wallaroo Times 22 Jan 1919 p. 4. Another example of an early Australian Industrial Song.