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I learnt this baby from some friends of a fiance a million years ago - i've never seen the words written down and one new verse was taught to me recently at Bromyard Folk Festival. Enjoy! It doesn't get much more British than this! x
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Sailing over the Dogger Bank – now wasn’t it a treat
The wind was blowing east north east – we had to give a sheet
You should’ve seen us rally – the winds ablowin’ free
On a passage from the Dogger Bank to great Grimsby
So watcha twigger she’s a proper jubby-jew
Give ‘er the sheet and let her rip with the boys to see ya’ thru
You should’ve seen us rally – the winds ablowin’ free
On a passage from the Dogger Bank to great Grimsby
The captain he’s a shagger of sheep and he loves a drop of good ale.
The first mate’s got a rope on his neck, he’s been seen in many a jail
The third mate is a bush ranger – he comes from the African Isle.
And take a look at the poor old cook coz it gets the bugger wild.
We are the boys who make a noise when we come home from sea.
We are the boys who make a noise, we have a jubilee.
We roam the town from pub to pub, we stagger from door to door
And when our money is all spent – we go to sea for more.
So watcha twigger as down the street she came.
Her high heels, her painted toes, Virginia’s on the game.
She is one of them flash girls, Gawd she cuts a shine.
She can do a double shuffle on the knickerbocker line!
So watcha twigger she’s a proper jubby-jew
Give ‘er the sheet and let her rip with the boys to see ya’ thru
You should’ve seen us rally – the winds ablowin’ free
On a passage from the Dogger Bank to great Grimsby
The wind was blowing east north east – we had to give a sheet
You should’ve seen us rally – the winds ablowin’ free
On a passage from the Dogger Bank to great Grimsby
So watcha twigger she’s a proper jubby-jew
Give ‘er the sheet and let her rip with the boys to see ya’ thru
You should’ve seen us rally – the winds ablowin’ free
On a passage from the Dogger Bank to great Grimsby
The captain he’s a shagger of sheep and he loves a drop of good ale.
The first mate’s got a rope on his neck, he’s been seen in many a jail
The third mate is a bush ranger – he comes from the African Isle.
And take a look at the poor old cook coz it gets the bugger wild.
We are the boys who make a noise when we come home from sea.
We are the boys who make a noise, we have a jubilee.
We roam the town from pub to pub, we stagger from door to door
And when our money is all spent – we go to sea for more.
So watcha twigger as down the street she came.
Her high heels, her painted toes, Virginia’s on the game.
She is one of them flash girls, Gawd she cuts a shine.
She can do a double shuffle on the knickerbocker line!
So watcha twigger she’s a proper jubby-jew
Give ‘er the sheet and let her rip with the boys to see ya’ thru
You should’ve seen us rally – the winds ablowin’ free
On a passage from the Dogger Bank to great Grimsby
mandolinquent
... on the kickerbocker line is. Or, on second thoughts, maybe I shouldn't enquire too closely. Great fun. Bawdy, old fashioned, salty smut delivered with great zest. Wonderful.