Cheer'ly Men

Oh, Nancy Dawson, I-Oh
Ch: Chee-lee men
She robb'd the Bosun, I-Oh
Ch: Chee-lee men
That was a caution, I-Oh
Ch: Chee-lee men
Oh Haul-y I-Oh
Ch: Chee-lee men

Oh Sally Racket, I-Oh &c.
She pawned my best jacket, I-Oh &c.
Sold the pawn ticket. I-Oh, &c.

Oh Kitty Carson
Jilted the parson
Married a mason

Oh Betsy Baker
Lived in Long Acre
Married a quaker

Oh Jenny Walker
Married a hawker
That was a corker

Oh Polly Riddle
Broke her new fiddle
Right through the middle

Oh, Nancy Dawson, hio!
Ch: Cheer'ly, man!
She's got a notion, hio!
Ch: Cheer'ly, man!
For our old bosun, hio!
Ch: Cheer'ly, man
Oh! hauley, hio!
Cheer'ly, man!

Oh, Betsy Baker, hio!
Lved in Long Acre, hio!
Married a Quaker, hio!

Oh, the ladies of the town, hio!
All as soft as down, hio!
In their best gown, hio!

Oh, haughty cocks, hio!
Oh, split the blocks, hio!
And stretch her luff, hio!

Oh, haul pulley, yoe!
Ch: Cheer'ly, men!
Oh, long and strong, yoe!
Ch: Cheer'ly, men!
Oh, yoe, and with a will!
Ch: Cheer'ly, men!
Cheer'ly, Cheer'ly, Cheer'ly, O!

A long haul for Widow Skinner,
Kiss her well before dinner,
At her, boys, and win her!

A strong pull for Mrs. Bell,
Who likes a lark right well,
And, what's more, will never tell!

Oh, haul and split the blocks,
Oh, haul and stretch her luff,
Young lovelies, sweat her up!