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Whistling in the laundry,

Whistling on the stairs

(Whistling) la la la la la la la

Whistling in the laundry, whistling on the stairs

Washing her cares away

Daisy Irene, leaves home at 14

Eugowra to Sydney she goes

Takes a train there with Ida

To work in a laundry

And she washes her cares away.

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Daisy Irene weds stan at 16

A sailor, the world is at war

Every shore leave means one more baby

Washing her cares away

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Daisy Irene 2 kids by 18

And hours of washing to do

With each child more laundry

She whistles all through it

Washing her cares away

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Daisy Irene at just 23

Gave birth to Dawn on the bridge

So that makes it four

Kids who get dirty

Washing her cares away

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Daisy Irene at 40 you see

Her final and 6th child is born

And still every morning

She does all the laundry

Washes her cares away

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