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Whistling in the laundry, whistling on the stairs

Do do do dah dah de do

Whistling in the laundry, whistling on the stairs

Washing her cares away

VERSE 1

Daisy Irene, leaves home at 14
Eugowra to Sydney she goes
Takes a train there with Ida
To work in a laundry
She washes her cares away.

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VERSE 2

You first heat the water
Put in the washing
Soak them and scrub them a bit
Rub on the board
and boil in the copper
She washes her cares away.

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VERSE 3

Daisy Irene, meets Stan at 16
A sailor when the world is at war
Every shore leave
Means one more baby
She washes her cares away

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VERSE 4

Put in some soap flakes and
stir with the paddle
Feed through the mangle with care
Stir them again, in the boiling hot copper
She washes her cares away

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VERSE 5

Daisy Irene, mother of 3
Gives birth to her 4th on the bridge
The paper reports that
The taxi’s a hero
She washes her cares away.

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VERSE 6

Now comes the rinsing
and wring out again
Then hang on the clothesline to dry
It’s a load of hard work
Her back aches and arms hurt
She washes her cares away.

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VERSE 7

Daisy Irene with a washing machine
And a Hills Hoist to hang out the sheets
Less back breaking work
But constant demand
She washes her cares away.

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