At Tauherenikau there's a fine whare-tutae:
The seat gives a view of unusual beautae.

So pass the roll over and pass the roll over,
Pass the roll over, each man in his turn.

We gave great attention to building and siting
An idyllic spot that was truly inviting.

So pass the roll over, etc.

We had mathematicians of great perspicacity
Carefully calculate cubic capacity.

So pass the roll over, etc.

They worked it all out with their slide-rules and logs:
The space for an infinite number of bogs.

So pass the roll over, etc.

They made due corrections for seasonal shrinkage,
For seepage of water and losses by stinkage.

So pass the roll over, etc.

They kept, a great chart in indelible lipstick,
Recording diurnal degrees on the dipstick.

So pass the roll over, etc.

And then one week-end came a big working party
Who worked very hard and who ate very hearty.

So pass the roll over, etc.

Dehydrated spuds and dehydrated steak an'
Dehydrated onions and rashers of bacon.

So pass the roll over, etc.

We thought for dessert there'd be nothing so nice as
Some figs and some prunes with our dried apple slices.

So pass the roll over, etc.

And all the night through there were torches a-flashing,
Groaning and cursing and branches a-crashing.

So pass the roll over, etc.

At sunrise we saw, to our shame and our sorrow,
What had been a hole, a great heap on the morrow.

So pass the roll over, etc.

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Kieran,
Co-Treasurer