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SOURCE:
From Charles Shaw 1956 and concerns a boat called The Struggler/ ML
SITE SOURCE: Sydney Folklore Project - Section 7: MARITIME Riverboat dittyOur boat was built for fishing with a hull of murray-gumAnd her paddles housed in iron from a roof The wheel-house was a packing case, it seemed a trifle rum Since it leaned to poerrt as though t'would be aloof The boiler often sprang a leak and shot forth jets of steam What time the engine danced upon its bed Whereat the Captain and the crew would dive into the stream And wait to see the thing blow off its head.
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