The Dogger Bank
Traditional:
courtesy of www.SailorSongs.com - about a trip of sailing from Dogger Bank to Great Grimsby and mentions of the character of the crew.
Sailing over the Dogger Bank,
wasn't it a treat
The wind a-blowing 'bout east-nor'east
so we had to give her sheet;
You ought to see us rally, the wind a-blowing free
On passage from the Dogger Bank to Great Grimsby.
CHORUS sung after each verse
So watch her, trigger the proper ju-ber-ju,
Give her sheet and let her rip
We're the boys to pull her through,
You ought to have seen us rally
The wind a-blowing free,
on passage
From the Dogger Bank
To Great Grimsby
Now our captain he's a shang-a-roosh,
he likes a drop of good ale
Our mate he's a roadstone prat inspector,
He's been seen in many a goal
Our third hand he's a bushranger,
he come on deck and received the mail
And you give a look at our old cook
he's so hoppity wild
Now we are the boys to make a noise
when we come home from sea
We get right drunk and roll on the floor
and cause a jubilee
We get right drunk and full of beer,
we roll all over the floor
And when our rent it is all spent,
We'll go to sea for more.
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