The Young Tradition - Chicken on a Raft

Skipper in the wardroom drinking gin,
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!
I don't mind knocking, but I ain't a-going in!
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!
Jimmy's laughing like a drain,
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!
Been lookin' in my comic cuts again,
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!

Chicken on a raft on a Monday morning,
Oh, what a terrible sight to see,
Dabtoes forrard and the dustmen aft,
Sittin' there a-pickin' at a chicken on a raft!
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!

Well, they gave me the middle and the forenoon too
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!
So now I'm pullin' in a whalin' crew.
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!
There's a seagull wheelin' overhead,
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!
Says I oughter be sleepin' in a feather bed!
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!

Chicken on a raft on a Monday morning,
Oh, what a terrible sight to see,
Dabtoes forrard and the dustmen aft,
Sittin' there a-pickin' at a chicken on a raft!
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!

Well, I had a little girl in Donny B
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!
And did she make a fool of me.
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!
Her heart 'twas like a purser's shower,
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!
From hot to cold in a quarter of an hour!
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!

Chicken on a raft on a Monday morning,
Oh, what a terrible sight to see,
Dabtoes forrard and the dustmen aft,
Sittin' there a-pickin' at a chicken on a raft!
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!

So we kissed goodbye on the midnight bus
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!
But she didn't cry and she didn't fuss.
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!
So am I the man what she loves best
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!
Or am I just a cuckoo in another man's nest?
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!

Chicken on a raft on a Monday morning,
Oh, what a terrible sight to see,
Dabtoes forrard and the dustmen aft,
Sittin' there a-pickin' at a chicken on a raft!
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!

An Amazon girl lived in Dumfries,
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!
She only had her kids in twos and threes;
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!
And her sister lives in Maryhill,
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!
She says she won't but I think she will!
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!

Chicken on a raft on a Monday morning,
Oh, what a terrible sight to see,
Dabtoes forrard and the dustmen aft,
Sittin' there a-pickin' at a chicken on a raft!
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!
Hey-o, chicken on a raft!