Title: Songs of My Life

Author: Bill Manhire

In: Sport 11: Spring 1993

Publication details: Fergus Barrowman, November 1993, Wellington

Part of: Sport

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Sport 11: Spring 1993

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Later that day I stood outside the Woolworths supermarket and heard this beautiful whistling, Rose of Tralee and a couple of Jim Reeves numbers. I looked around, just this old, old lady, white hair and probably plastic teeth. They’re not supposed to do that, old ladies, but that was the best whistling I ever expect to hear.

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