A short time ago, the self proclaimed High Priestess of lbcdom was
walking us through the trials and tribulations of installing 2sp
wipers in her early MGB. Heaven knows why though. Since it's a well
know illusion that it never rains in San Diego.
Anyway, for her, and your reading enjoyment, I would like to
present W. H. Charnock's "Song of the Wiper"
SONG OF THE WIPER
by
W. H. Charnock
Flip Flop, Flip Flop,
Never falter, never stop,
Through mist and mud and sleet and snow
On and on and on I go,
The same by night and the same by day,
Chucking the raindrops out of the way;
Call it an easy job but, Lord,
A chap gets stiff and a chap gets bored
With the same old swish and some old slop,
Flip Flop, Flip Flop.
Flip Flop, Flip Flop,
Waiting for the rain to stop;
Everything else has some sort of a range,
The gear box gets no end of a change,
Carburettors choke and cough,
The lights go on and the lights go off,
Tyres can to soft from hard,
Even the spark can advance and retard,
But I go on until I drop,
Flip Flop, Flip Flop.
If I might indulge in a skip and a hop
Such as Flip Flop, Flipperty Flop,
Or even the tiniest ghost of a skip
Like Flop FLop, or Flip Flip,
That at least would something be
To break this damned monotony,
But never a chance, I keep on turning,
Gears gone dry and windings burning,
Till my armature goes pop,
Flip Flop, Flip Flop.
Dick :>)
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