A tribute to Moama shearer Barry Clark who on Jetstar flight JQ610 from Avalon to Sydney restrained a 17-year-old armed with a shotgun, to the tune of “Click Go the Shears.”
DEDICATED TO BARRY CLARK
Out on a plane, a Moama shearer stands,
Holding down a gunman with his bare shearer’s hands,
Fixed is his gaze on high-vis ‘worker,’ “Joe.”
Click go the shears boys, click, click, click,
Wide is his blow and his hands move quick,
The Captain looks around and is beaten by a shearer,
He praises the old shearer holding down gunman “Joe.”
In the front of the plane, in his passenger chair,
Is the Captain of the plane with eyes everywhere,
Notes well everyone assisting as they come to fore,
Paying strict attention to if he’s held clean down.
Click go the shears boys, click, click, click,
Wide is his blow and his hands move quick,
The Captain looks around and is beaten by a shearer,
He praises the old shearer holding down gunman “Joe.”
The Captain, an experienced man, he is there, of course,
With his shiny hat, just got off his flying horse,
Casting round his eye like a detective,
Hoping that the cops will be there soon.
Click go the shears boys, click, click, click,
Wide is his blow and his hands move quick,
The Captain looks around and is beaten by a shearer,
He praises the old shearer holding down gunman “Joe.”
Let’s not leave him standing, saying “thank you man,”
Whilst all around him every Aussie stands,
His eyes are on the Sydney game tonight,
Thankfully he still got a flight.
Click go the shears boys, click, click, click,
Wide is his blow and his hands move quick,
The Captain looks around and is beaten by a shearer,
He praises the old shearer holding down gunman “Joe.”
Thanks to a shearer, with quick hands and mind,
Australia owes him a few beers,
Australia says thanks Barry, you did fine,
And everyone gives you three cheers.
Barry Clark is well known within the wool industry as a leading shearing contractor and in 2016 expanded his Statewide Shearing Services business into South Australia.
He currently works at Perricoota Station in Moama.
