Excellent link Doc - thanks!!

Now I know that:

* Who wrote the thing

* There are 5 verses.

* The second verse we sing is aksherly the 3rd

* (To cross thread) Flag waving was unpopular back in '84 ....."Mr Peter Brown, 21, of Middle Park said: "I don't like flag-waving songs, 'Click go the Shears' would be just as good - at least sheep can identify with it."

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