Paint Ship Song (I)

DESCRIPTION: "You take the paint pot And I'll paint the brush, And we'll paint the ship's side together. When 'Jimmy' comes along We'll sing this little song. Thank the Lord we didn't join forever."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1987 (Tawney-GreyFunnelLines-RoyalNavy)
KEYWORDS: sailor work derivative
FOUND IN: Britain(England(Lond))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Tawney-GreyFunnelLines-RoyalNavy, p. 23, "Paint Ship Song (I)" (1 text, tune referenced)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Loch Lomond" (tune)
File: Tawn005

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