Wop Jamboree
Hymnal Index | Ship's Company Website
The pilot he looked out ahead
The hands on the cane and the heavin' of the lead
And the old man roared to wake the dead
Ginnie keep your tail-piece warm!
Chorus:
Jamboree, wop jamboree
Ring-tailed black man comin' up behind
Wop Jamboree, wop jamboree
Ginnie keep your tail-piece warm!
Oh, now we see the Lizard light
Soon, me boys, we'll heave in sight
We'll soon be abreast of the Isle of Wight
Ginnie keep your tail-piece warm!
Now when we get to the Blackwall dock
Those pretty young girls come out in flocks
With short-legged drawers and long-tailed frocks
Ginnie keep your tail-piece warm!
Well, when we get to Lammas Lane
On all the girls will spend our pay
We'll not sign on 'til another day
Ginnie keep your tail-piece warm!