SWAN NECKED VALVE
from the singing of Matt McGinn

Whwn I was in the factory my time was nearly out,
What happened in the monkey shop I'll tell ya all about,

Rickie too dum day, too dum day,
Rickie tickie too dum day.

A hell of a job came and I left to solve,,
The problem of the makin' of a swan necked valve.

I looked at it and wondered where the parting I should make,
'Twas then I wished the boss would come and take it back.

But nothing came to help me and I had to make the delve,
I worked with trepidation on the swan necked valve.

Me mates all looked at me and said, "Ye never will evolve,
A system for the makin' of a swan necked valve."

I got a clamp full six feet long and stuck it down the side,
And in the absence of a pin--that was my only guide.

And though my knees were shaking I worked with grim resolve,
That clamp stood like a mast above the swan necked valve.

They sent my brother Sammy to help me close and cast,
And the very first stupid thing he did was carry away the mast.

So now I didn't have a guide--my head seemed to revolve,
But part by part, we closed by heart, the swan necked valve.

Art Thieme