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Thread #11581   Message #86875
Posted By: SandyBob
15-Jun-99 - 01:19 PM
Thread Name: 'The Propeller Song'
Subject: 'The Propeller Song'
Does anyone know of a source for the lyrics to a ballad called 'Hey Jimmy' or 'The Propeller Song'? I heard Ewan McColl sing it once and have looked for it since. It is about a guy working in the shipyards in Scotland. His boss caught him in the sack with the boss's daughter and punished him by giving him a dangerous job climbing up a huge propeller on one of the ships in the yard.

I remember a great lyric...something about

"He gave me the job that I most hated. Hey Jimmy, Ho Jimmy Revenge is sweet, though overrated. Hey Jimmy, Ho."

Thanks,

SandyBob