As promised on Monday, lyrics to Our Favourite Things.

This was written collectively by members of the Shanty Crew to pass spare time back at the accommodation at the Lancaster Maritime Festival before an evening session. I can't remember which year, but the last verse is a indication of who was in the group at the time.

Among the song's influences were: Rogers and Hammerstein, Moody Blues and Monty Pythons Flying Circus.

The reference 'Books In The White Van' refers to when we travelled to gigs in the back of a Transit, and a member of the group finding some insalubrious literature tucked in a corner left behind by the van's previous owner.

The penultimate verse refers to the back room of the pub which backed on to Guys Hospital nurses home where we rehearsed every Tuesday after the local freemason had finished their weekly meeting.

The rest is a figment of our collective imagination.