Publication: Melbourne Herald
Date: 27 December 1934
The things all wrong (I sez to im) Now look, theres this ere Monday, Jim, Comes before Christmas. Be a toff An lest us ave the Monday off. E ums an ars. An then hes got To talk a lot of silly rot Abut ow business binds a man; An e dont quite see ow e can Afford to give me Monday in, Seein hell lose a lot of tin Under our capitlistic plan Which sort of binds a business man Lest his competitors was bound To give the Monday all around. If but (e sez) they would agree To let the trade ave Monday free Then e would do it. There you are! Shows ow Democracys a bar. Its competition, dont you see, That robs a man of liberty. But, under Socialism . . . Wot? Now, listen, I aint talkin rot. I know that es me boss. But look, Our scheme of Goverments all crook. Now, under Socialism, see, If I said, "I want Monday free!" Why, under right conditions, then, Theyd treat their men like they was men; An seein it was Christmas week, We would nt ave to go an seek No favors. Wed just tell em flat: "Were takin Monday; an thats that!" Wot? Bosses? . . . Well, I spose thered be This, wot you call, Bureaucracy. To rule us. Yes; peraps there might; An as you say, it dont seem right That they should want to boss a man . . . . But wot about his Fascist plan? Now, under that, wed say, "look ere Us fellers wants this Monday clear." An, bein reasonable like, Blokes would nt ave to call a strike To get their way . . . . Well, I suppose Theres be Dictators -- coves like those To fed a coot on castor oil If they decided not to toil On Monday. That seems pretty tough, All systems seems to treat men rough.