I have not found the words requested, but they could easily come from a parody - or "pop" version - of Goober Peas.

Silverman, in his Guitarist's Treasury of Song cites an 1879 publication describing "..an up-country Georgian, one of the kind called 'Goubers' by the soldiers generally..."

He further relates that:

"'Goubers.' or 'goobers' were peanuts, a staple part of the Georgians' diet in the lean days of the war. The first published version of this song (1866) credits its authorship to 'A. Pindar, Esq.' and 'P. Nutt, Esq' - simply two other words for 'goober'"

Hal Leonard's The Folksong Fake Book lists "Words by P. Pindar, Music by P. Nutt, American, from the Civil War, Copyright 2000 by Hal Leonard Corporation."

big sigh

The 'trad' verses of Goober Peas are something of an 'ethnic joke,' a slur against "The Georgia Militia," which is the sort of song to spawn additional verses and/or parody versions.

I would venture that "Standing on the deck" would be a more likely first phrase, since it directly parallels the trad first verse. The 'deck' probably refers to a 'porch deck' or 'veranda' which was a common feature of homes of the period, rather than to a ship deck(?)

This is all very speculative. Suggest that the alternate spelling "gouber" might be productive?

John