I came across this in Still Growing: English Traditional Songs and Singers from the Cecil Sharp Collection. I was struck by its similarity to the version Sandy Paton sings.

Here's to my Tin

Here's to my hat, my jolly, jolly hat,
My hat have seen finer weather.
The crown it is torn out and the brims are looking about
And the lining's sticked up for finer weather.

Chorus
Here's to my tin, my jolly, jolly tin,
So I spended all my tin
With young lasses drinking o' gin
And across the briny ocean I must wander.

Here's to my jacket, my jolly, jolly jacket,
My jacket have seen better weather,
The back it is torn out and the sleeves they are weared out
And the collar's sticked up for finer weather.

Here's to my waistcoat, my jolly, jolly waistcoat,
My waistcoat have seen finer weather,
The back it is weared out and the fronts are looking about
And the pockets are sticked up for finer weather.

Here's to my shirt, my jolly, jolly shirt,
My shirt have seen better weather,
The tail it is torn out and the sleeves are looking about
And the collar's sticked up for finer weather.

Here's to my stockings, my jolly, jolly stockings,
My stockings have seen better weather,
The toes they are weared out and the heels are looking about
And the uppers are sticking up for finer weather.

Here's to my shoes, my jolly, jolly shoes,
My shoes have seen better weather,
The bottoms they are weared out and the uppers are looking about
And the tongue's sticked up for finer weather.


Singer: Louie Hooper
England : Somerset : Hambridge
4 April 1904
collected by Cecil Sharp

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