Grandad came up from the Wairarapa
p. 56 · Read in the full issue
By A Rom A Matenga
Grandad came up from the Wairarapa With a pinstripe suit, a gold watch and a tartan tie Grandad came up from the Wairarapa to teach us his mokopuna.
Grandad came up from the Wairarapa with dried eels, pickled paua and bottled seaweed.
Grandad came up from the Wairarapa to teach us his mokopuna.
Grandad came up from the Wairarapa and the eels smelt bad And the bottled seaweed looked funny And the pickled paua didn’t taste so good And the Green Hornet and Batman excited us more than Grandad’s genealogical tales And Grandad went back to the Wairarapa.