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Bully in the Alley

Trad.

“Bully” = passed out drunk.

LYRICS

00:00 / 01:04

CHORUS

Help me Bob, I’m bully in the alley,

Wey hey, Bully in the alley,

Help me Bob, I’m bully in the alley,

Bully down in Shinbone al.


Sally is a girl that I loved dearly,

Wey hey, Bully in the alley,

Sally is the girl that I loved nearly,

Bully down in Shinbone al.


CHORUS


For seven long years I courted little Sally,

Wey hey, Bully in the alley,

All she did was dilly and dally,

Bully down in Shinbone al.


CHORUS


I left my Sal, I went a-sailing,

Wey hey, Bully in the alley,

Signed on a big ship, I went a-whaling,

Bully down in Shinbone al.


CHORUS


If ever I get back, I’ll marry little Sally,

Wey hey, Bully in the alley,

Have six kids and live in Shinbone alley,

Bully down in Shinbone al.


CHORUS


I thought I heard the old man saying, 

Wey hey, Bully in the alley,

One more pull and we’re belaying, 

Bully down in Shinbone al.


CHORUS x 2


Tags:

Ships/Sailing, Alcohol, Home, Love/Valenshant, Sea Shanty

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We acknowledge the Gadigal and Bidjigal people of the Eora nation, upon whose lands we gather and sing.
We acknowledge sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

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