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Tilbury Town (She Shanty)

Trad.

LYRICS

00:00 / 01:04

CHORUS

Rollin' up and rollin' down

We'll all get drunk in Sydney town

Twenty-four hours to turn around

And go rollin' down the river


VERSE 1

Well, at first I saw a T.E.U

Rollin' up and rollin' down

I wondered where the hell they stored the crew

To go rollin' down the river


CHORUS


VERSE 2

Well, I used to be a rigger, and I worked like hell

Rollin' up and rollin' down

But now I'm workin' for the O.C.L

To go rollin' down the river


CHORUS


VERSE 3

Well, cargo, it comes in T.E.U.s

Rollin' up and rollin' down

A twenty-foot box, girls, filled with booze

To go rollin' down the river


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VERSE 4

There's a Sydney boy called Kettle Shane

Rollin' up and rollin' down

Hot on the boil, then off again

To go rollin' down the river


CHORUS


VERSE 5

Well, he's got a mate called Teapot Dan

Rollin' up and rollin' down

He gets well-brewed, he likes a man

To go rollin' down the river


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VERSE 6

When the day is done and it's time to rest

Rollin' up and rollin' down

You can't take them home if they say yes

And go rollin' down the river


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VERSE 2

Well, we're the girls to kick her through

Rollin' up and rollin' down

To hell with the channel and the T.E.U

Let's go down the river


CHORUS x 2

Tags:

Sea Shanty, She Shanty, Traditional

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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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Numerous photos by Nick Ryden 

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