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Thread #172105 Message #4164766
Posted By: and e
10-Feb-23 - 08:24 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: The Sailor's Wife (Rakish Kind)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Sailor's Wife (Rakish Kind)
SHE HAD THOSE DARK AND DREAMY EYES
And then there came a sailor's wife, And she was dressed in blue And in the corner of her funny little thing She stowed the lifeboats crew She stowed the lifeboats crew, me lads, The rowlocks and the oars And in the other corner The marines were formed in fours
She had those dark and dreamy eyes With a whiz-bang up her jumper She was one of the flash-eyed girls She was one of the London whores
Then there came a fisherman's wife And she was dressed in black And in one corner of her funny little thing She stowed a fishing smack She stowed a fishing smack, me lads, The lobsters and the dabs And in the other corner She's a shocking dose of crabs
Oh, then there came a socialists wife Now she was going hardy And in one corner of her funny little thing she had a socialist's party She had a socialist's party, me lads, And in the other crack A little wisp of grey mustache That belonged to Ramsey Mac
And then there came a gunner's wife Now she was dress in red And in one corner of her funny little thing She stowed the horses head She stowed the horses head, me lads, The bridle and bit And in the other corner Battery B was shoving shit
And then there came a brewer's wife Now she was dressed in grey And in one corner of her funny little thing She stored the brewer's dray She stored the brewer's dray, me lads, The barrels and the beer And in the other corner She had syph and gonorrhea
She had those dark and dreamy eyes With a whiz-bang up her jumper She was one of the flash-eyed girls She was one of the London whores
Collected by Les Cleveland from Coxman Burt Christy of Tetington, England on Aug 15, 1944. Christy said the song had about 30 stanzas and it was popular in the British Navy.