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- noun United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933)
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bilby commented on the word gentleman jim
We used to sing a song - a sea shanty - when I was a kind of youth ambassador to Indonesia, inserting a local place name at the end. eg. From Melbourne to Lampung's a bloody long way.
Now this is the story of Gentleman Jim
Somebody threw a tomato at him
Now tomatoes don't hurt if they have the thin skin
But this here tomato was wrapped in a tin
Haul away!
Haul away!
From ____ to ____ is a bloody long way.
September 6, 2022