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The Reward

from Trappy Lad by Tony Morris

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A tale of a Shebeen.

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Knock, knock on the door.
It’s Sergeant Stones, a man of iron tread.
When it’s Sergeant Stones knocking at your door
Men usually tremble with dread.

Shebeening?

But at Marske they had a knight,
Sir Robert was his name.
A miner by trade, he was not afraid
And he’d fight for the right of
The ordinary working man,
The ordinary drinking man
To go

Shebeening.

Well, Sergeant Stones told the beak,
A crafty and crooked old freak,
There were seventeen men,
Two lodgers and a hen
And a kitchen full as well
All a-swell and carousing
On intoxicating liquor.

Shebeening.

Well, quicker than you think
When you’ve had a little drink,
Sir Robert told his Worship
That everything was free,
As a freeborn knight was he
With his hospitality just
Entertaining 0f his friends.

Shebeening?



Sergeant Stones was hard and circumspect.
He said, “Don’t you fall for that,
Your Worship, with respect.
Here’s a Marske miner,
A minor earner, with a load of liquor,
You can’t tell me he’d give it away,
He couldn’t afford to, It’s the most
Absurd story you’ve heard all day.
He was

Shebeening.”

“Your right Sergeant Stones,”
Says his Worship, to Robert,
“You’re fined a tenner with costs.
The liquor I confiscate so now it’s the Laws.
Sergeant Stones, out the back.
Most of it’s mine, some of it’s yours.
That’s what I like about

Shebeening.

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from Trappy Lad, released October 29, 2014

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Tony Morris Whitby, UK

TONY MORRIS is an Own Brand Performer and Entertainer who performs his own songs and music.".
Currently running Covideo Folk Club Facebook Group.
About 200 rough and ready warts and all videos on his Facebook Profile Site, Be amazed. ... more

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