December, 191 8
THE LANDSWOMAN
- The W.L.A.
HEH.E'S a new-fashioned Miss,
In a new-fashioned dress,
Who is doing man 's old-fashioned work;
Amongst rakes, hoes and ploughs,
Pigs, chickens and cows,
Her d~1ty she'll rarely shirk.
T
She made or sold gowns,
Last year in the towns,
Or worked at the laundry or mil!.
From th" fact'ry she's come,
From the bright, happy home,
From office and cash desk or tilL
Now she 's chopping clown trees,
Planting wheat, beans or peas,
To set a man free for the fight:
Though hl"r limbs ofien ache,
She has made no mistake,
She is doing the thin