CHICKEN ON A RAFT

 Skipper’s in the wardroom drinking gin
Hi-Ho, chicken on a raft
I don’t mind knocking but I ain’t going in
Hi-Ho, chicken on a raft 
‘Jimmy’s laughing like a drain
Hi-Ho, chicken on a raft
Been looking at m’ ‘comic cuts’ again
Hi-Ho, chicken on a raft


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 a raft
Hi-Ho, chicken on a raft
Hey-Ho, chicken on a raft
Hi-Ho, chicken on a raft
Hey-Ho, chicken on a raft

They gave me the Middle and the Forenoon too
Hi-Ho, chicken on a raft
And now I’m pulling in a whaling crew
Hi-Ho, chicken on a raft
There’s a seagull wheeling overhead
Hi-Ho, chicken on a raft
I ought to be sleeping in a feather bed
Hi-Ho, chicken on a raft

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 a raft
Hi-Ho, chicken on a raft
Hey-Ho, chicken on a raft
Hi-Ho, chicken on a raft
Hey-Ho, chicken on a raft

I had a little girl in ‘Donny B’
Hi-Ho, chicken on a raft
And oh, she made a fool of me
Hi-Ho, chicken on a raft
Her heart was like a Pusser’s shower
Hi-Ho, chicken on a raft
From hot to cold in a quarter of an hour
Hi-Ho, chicken on a raft

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 a raft
Hi-Ho, chicken on a raft
Hey-Ho, chicken on a raft
Hi-Ho, chicken on a raft
Hey-Ho, chicken on a raft

An Amazon girl lived in Dumfries
Hi-Ho, chicken on a raft
She only had kids in twos and threes
Hi-Ho, chicken on a raft
Her sister lives in Maryhill
Hi-Ho, chicken on a raft
She says she won’t but I think she will
Hi-Ho, chicken on a raft

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 a raft
Hi-Ho, chicken on a raft
Hey-Ho, chicken on a raft
Hi-Ho, chicken on a raft
Hey-Ho, chicken on a raft

We kissed goodbye on the midnight bus
Hi-Ho, chicken on a raft
She didn’t cry, she didn’t fuss
Hi-Ho, chicken on a raft
Am I the man that she loves best?
Hi-Ho, chicken on a raft
Or am I just a cuckoo in another man’s nest?
Hi-Ho, chicken on a raft


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 a raft
Hi-Ho, chicken on a raft
Hey-Ho, chicken on a raft
Hi-Ho, chicken on a raft
Hey-Ho, chicken on a raft