Swim Back You Bastard to Me

DESCRIPTION: "If the skipper fell into the oggin [ocean], If the skipper fell into the sea, If the skipper fell into the oggin, He'd get sod-all lifebelt from me. Swim back, swim back, Oh swim back you bastard to me...."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1987 (Tawney-GreyFunnelLines-RoyalNavy)
KEYWORDS: navy revenge derivative
FOUND IN: Britain(England)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Tawney-GreyFunnelLines-RoyalNavy, p. 27, "Swim Back you Bastard to Me" (1 text, tune referenced)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean" (tune)
File: Tawn009

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