Mcginnis And The Union Label

McGINNIS AND THE UNION LABEL
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Has it got the union label, McGin- nis used to say,
Has it got the union label, show it to me if you’re able,
If it hasn’t got the label take the bloomin’ thing away

McGinnis had no children though he hoped to have some day
And his wife who “seen her duty” was opinioned the same way
So when the stork arrived one day and brought a bouncing boy,
McGinnis was elated-he was over- come with joy
He looked the baby over-his face wreathed in a grin-
When all at once a thought occurred which filled him with chargin

Has it got the union label, McGin-nis used to say
Has it got the union label, show it to me if you’re able,
If it hasn’t got the label take the bloomin’ thing away

Now Joseph A McGinnis was a man of good repute:
He went to church on Sunday in his union taliored suit
Like many other union men he led a blameless life,
And when he died the neighbors sald “the blow will kill his wife”
He reached the pearly gates on time as upright spirits do;
“Welcome,” was Peter’s greeting and “I have a harp for you”

Has it got the union label, McGin- nis used to say,
Has it got the union label, show it to me if you’re able,
If it hasn’t got the label take the bloomin’ thing away
-Wm F Kirk,