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From: "Pam Ogier" <>
Subject: Re: [DK] Tramping
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 08:27:20 +1200
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In the Depression years here in New Zealand and in Australia "Tramps"
walked the roads calling at farms and country houses offering to do small
jobs for a meal. I can well remember our house being called on. Often
they just asked for a drink of water but my mother would offer a cup of tea
and while she brewed up they might chop some wood for her. It was said
that they marked your gatepost so that others passing would know that they
would get a favourable reception.

Pam
on another bright and sunny
Auckland morning

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rockne Johnson" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 5:58 AM
Subject: Re: [DK] Tramping


A Civil War song, which I learned as a boy, has the line, "Tramp, tramp,
tramp, the boys are marching, cheer up comrades they will come." I learned
all the songs.

Rock

At 06:19 PM 3/29/02 +0100, Børge Fogsgaard wrote:
>It's rather funny that it can mean wandering in English. In Danish it's to
stamp one's feet. There is obviously a connection.


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