G C G
I got a new brown sports-coat,
G C D
I got a new pair of grey strides,
G C G
I got a real Kiwi haircut,
D G C G
A bit off the top, an' short back and sides.
Soon as I've tied up me guri,
Soon as I've swept out the yard,
Soon as I've hosed down me gumboots,
I'll be living it high and hitting it hard.
I'm gonna climb onto me tractor,
Gonna belt 'er out of the gate,
'Cause there's a hop on down at the hall,and
She starts sharp somewhere 'bout 1/2 past 8.
Look at the shielas cutting the supper
Look at the kids sliding over the floor
An' look at the great big bunch of jokers
Hanging 'round the door.
We've got the teacher to bash the pianna,
And Joe from the store on the drums.
We're as slick as the Orange* in Auckland
For whooping things up and making them hum.
I had a schottische with the tart from the butchers
Got stuck for a waltz with the constable's wife
Had a beer from the keg on the cream-truck
And the cop had one too, you can bet your life
Yeah, it's great being out with the jokers
When the jokers are sparking and bright,
And it's great giving cheek to the shielas
Down the hall on Saturday night
The Orange
Paul Howarth writes
(Sept 2000) that..
..the
Orange Ballroom is still on Newton Road, Auckland, significantly at the opposite
end of Newton Road to the Irish Society. It
is not a commercial Ballroom anymore but I think it can still be hired out for
'functions.'
And James McGee adds..
..the
Orange Lodge Ballroom is on Newton Road, opposite St Benedicts Street and just
a short walk from the PowerStation. I
believe that following an increase in membership during Ulsters 'troubles' in
the 70's, the building is now in use most nights, and no longer available for
public use.
