“Ard Tack”

Description

"I'm a shearer, yes I am, and I've shorn them sheep and lamb," but the singer gets in trouble on a station that is also a vineyard. As he shears, he sips the "pinkie" between sheep -- and eventually passes out while holding a sheep

References

  1. Paterson/Fahey/Seal, pp. 266-268, "The Hardest Bloody Job I Ever Had" (1 text)
  2. DT, ARDTACK*
  3. BI, PFS266

About

Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1965 (Lahey)
Keywords: sheep work drink humorous
Found in: Australia