ROSE BAY FERRY - Bernard Bolan Every morning at 8:25 Down to the Rose Bay wharf I drive Park my Humber underneath a tree Pop along the gangplank and then I'm free Free says you, but how can that be? For you always finish up at Circular Quay So doubting Tom I shall explain When I get on board I sing this sweet refrain (Chorus, but it changes...) Where are we going today, Mr. Nicholson? Where is the going to be? Don't turn left, turn right down the harbor And out to the open sea Throw away your compass, right hand down And it's out through the heads we go So ho! let's be merry on the Rose Bay ferry If we run out of petrol we'll row Yo Ho! If we run out of petrol we'll row Monday Java, Tuesday Spain Wednesday's it's Tokyo and back again The only trouble is, they isn't any Gents But what do you want for 20 cents? Off with me raincoat and me woolly vest See the naked ladies on my chest Today is Friday, so hold on tight 'Cause we're off to Trinidad and back tonight Where are we going today, Mr. Nicholson? Where is the going to be? Don't turn left, turn right down the harbor And out to the open sea Pull up your anchor, pull your finger out And wave goodbye to your home We're off to Nantucket, so give that man a bucket 'Cause it's choppy when you're out on the foam Yo Ho! It's choppy when you're out on the foam Sometimes when I get up late I only reach the jetty at half past 8 But that doesn't ruin my world-wide trip 'Cause the 8:37 is a battleship Off on the dot with our guns on high We mince up Manley as we pass by If you're out of rockets, just pop upstairs You can get 'em from the chappy who collects the fares Where are we going today, Mr. Nicholson? Where is the going to be? Don't turn left, turn right down the harbor And out to the open sea For though we look like dudes and doctors At heart we are men of the sea So Ho! let's be merry on the Rose Bay ferry Until we get to Circular Quay We finish up at Circular Quay
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