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<blockquote data-quote="TheAuldGrump" data-source="post: 1132930" data-attributes="member: 6957">And there's always...CHICKEN ON A RAFT&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Skipper's in the wardroom drinking gin, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I don't mind knocking but I ain't going in, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 'Jimmy's' laughing like a drain, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Been looking at m' 'comic cuts' again. (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Chorus:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Chicken on a raft on a Monday morning, oh what a terrible sight to see,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 'Dabtoes' for'd and the Dustmen aft, sitting there picking at a 'chicken on a raft'.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Hey -oh, chicken on a raft, Oy -oh, chicken on a raft.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Hey -oh, chicken on a raft, Oy -oh, chicken on a raft.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; They gave me the Middle and the Forenoon too, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; And now I'm pulling in the whaler's crew, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Seagulls wheeling overhead, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I ought to be 'flogging' in a feather bed. (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I had a little girl in 'Donny B', (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; And oh, she made a fool of me, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Her heart was like a Pusser's shower, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; From hot to cold in a quarter of an hour. (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; An Amazon girl lives in Dumfries, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; She only has kids in twos and threes, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Her sister lives in Maryhill, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; She says she won't but I think she will. (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; We kissed goodbye on the midnight bus, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; She didn't cry, she didn't fuss, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Am I the man that she loves best? (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Or am I just a cuckoo in another man's nest? (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft!)Words &amp; Music by Cyril Tawney(Recorded by Tom Lewis.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TheAuldGrump, post: 1132930, member: 6957"] And there's always... [b]CHICKEN ON A RAFT[/b] Skipper's in the wardroom drinking gin, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) I don't mind knocking but I ain't going in, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) 'Jimmy's' laughing like a drain, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) Been looking at m' 'comic cuts' again. (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) Chorus: Chicken on a raft on a Monday morning, oh what a terrible sight to see, 'Dabtoes' for'd and the Dustmen aft, sitting there picking at a 'chicken on a raft'. Hey -oh, chicken on a raft, Oy -oh, chicken on a raft. Hey -oh, chicken on a raft, Oy -oh, chicken on a raft. They gave me the Middle and the Forenoon too, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) And now I'm pulling in the whaler's crew, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) Seagulls wheeling overhead, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) I ought to be 'flogging' in a feather bed. (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) I had a little girl in 'Donny B', (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) And oh, she made a fool of me, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) Her heart was like a Pusser's shower, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) From hot to cold in a quarter of an hour. (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) An Amazon girl lives in Dumfries, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) She only has kids in twos and threes, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) Her sister lives in Maryhill, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) She says she won't but I think she will. (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) We kissed goodbye on the midnight bus, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) She didn't cry, she didn't fuss, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) Am I the man that she loves best? (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) Or am I just a cuckoo in another man's nest? (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft!) [i]Words & Music by Cyril Tawney (Recorded by Tom Lewis.)[/i] [/QUOTE]

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