From the Menhaden Fishermen of the Chesapeake Bay area, and the group - Bright Light Quartet. ...sang the following:

Won't you help me to raise 'em boys      

Won't you help me to raise 'em boys      
C: Hey, hey, honey…3 times
See you when the sun goes down (end of verses)

Oh the weight is on the mate's boat.            
C: Hey,hey ,honey

Oh the weight's on the captain's boat            
C: Hey, hey, honey

Oh the weight is on the donkeyman.               
C: Hey, hey, honey

I got a letter this morning boys

I couldn’t read it for crying boys,

I got a long tall yellow gal.                  

I got a girl in Georgia boys.         

Her name is Alvolina boys.      

She'll be waitin' on the dockside...

She shakes like jelly boys

Oh the crew are gonna leave ya cap'n               

Oh the crew are gonna leave ya cap'n.            

next pay day cap'n.                                 

Oh won't you help me to raise em now.               

Extra Verses:
We're waiting on the donkey man….


Tim Radford