To Dora, on Valentine's Day

DORA

Written by Sydney typewriter technician

Warren Ingrey

I had a typewriter to repair

which I bought the other day

An Olivetti Dora

From down Barcelona way

Now this little typewriter

Well, it was quite a wreck

With years of gathered dust and grime

She was showing much neglect

I stripped down all the outer plates

Platen feed rollers as well

And placed her in my wash-out tray

And scrubbed like bloody hell

And then I hung her out to dry

And left her in the sun

She looked just a new one

When the drying was all done

I put her back together

And made her look her best

And Dora, she was well behaved

She passed the typing test