Mmmm ! I missed this thread last time around but the Kiwi version ( see Bob the Bus posts) seem to amalgamate 2 sepperate Forces songs.

First of all - "Bless 'em All"

and a RN lowerdeck song

Now if you can get copies of "A Steady Trade" and "Hearts of Oak" the autobiography of Tristam Jones from yer libuary you should find the words, and versions of this and other Mess Deck songs.

Les from Hull is on the right track with his post. I can recall varients of these being sung by ex Matloes.

A version I think I remember goes

"This my story, this is my song,
I've been in the Navy to F*****g long,
So roll on the Nelson, Rodney, Renown,
You can't get the Hood 'cos the B*****d's gone down"

I also think that there were varients on the line :-

" This four funnel b*****d is getting me down"

For four substitute the funnels that whatever you were serving had. i.e. Corvete - One, County Class Cruiser Three etc.

Gareth