Aaron Manby was written by Alan Burbidge, and has been recorded by the Shellback Chorus, Derek Gifford, Jenkins' Ear, and possibly others.

I have been unable to find any lyrics on the web, so have transcribed this from the Shellback Chorus 2005 album All Hands on Deck. there are a few places where I am not completely certain of what is sung.

AARON MANBY
(Alan Burbidge)

        We'll grease her up, we'll oil her round
        To keep the crank and the big shaft turning.
        She'll steam the very world around
        If we but had the coal for burning.

You shellbacks all, attend my song
For you know your days will soon be ending.
Your time at sea will not be long
Since we got screw and compound engine

No pulley haul, no flowing sail
No shantyman to call it falling
Just funnel smoke and a siren's wail
And a donkey winch on a wire rope hauling

The bearings and the crossheads stance
Their soul in iron coal is blending
The crankflows and valve motion dance
Their stately pavane never ending

You bucko mates must mend your ways
For the stokers all are primed for trouble
The fireman you should pick or haze
He'll belt you with [blithe] spar or shovel.

He works below in sweat and grime
That stokehold hot as Hades can be
And a seaman's trade changed for all time
By a vessel named the Aaron Manby