SHE HAD THOSE DARK AND DREAMY EYES

And then there came a sailor's wife,
And she was dressed in blue
And in the corner of her funny little thing
She stowed the lifeboats crew
She stowed the lifeboats crew, me lads,
The rowlocks and the oars
And in the other corner
The marines were formed in fours

She had those dark and dreamy eyes
With a whiz-bang up her jumper
She was one of the flash-eyed girls
She was one of the London whores

Then there came a fisherman's wife
And she was dressed in black
And in one corner of her funny little thing
She stowed a fishing smack
She stowed a fishing smack, me lads,
The lobsters and the dabs
And in the other corner
She's a shocking dose of crabs


Oh, then there came a socialists wife
Now she was going hardy
And in one corner of her funny little thing
she had a socialist's party
She had a socialist's party, me lads,
And in the other crack
A little wisp of grey mustache
That belonged to Ramsey Mac


And then there came a gunner's wife
Now she was dress in red
And in one corner of her funny little thing
She stowed the horses head
She stowed the horses head, me lads,
The bridle and bit
And in the other corner
Battery B was shoving shit


And then there came a brewer's wife
Now she was dressed in grey
And in one corner of her funny little thing
She stored the brewer's dray
She stored the brewer's dray, me lads,
The barrels and the beer
And in the other corner
She had syph and gonorrhea

She had those dark and dreamy eyes
With a whiz-bang up her jumper
She was one of the flash-eyed girls
She was one of the London whores

Collected by Les Cleveland from Coxman Burt Christy of Tetington, England on Aug 15, 1944. Christy said the song had about 30 stanzas and it was popular in the British Navy.