Can a Dockyard Matey Run?

DESCRIPTION: A smear on workers in naval dockyards. "Can a dockyard matey run? Yes, by Christ, I've seen it done. When the policeman rings the bell, He drops his tools and nips like hell"; when in danger, evidently, he can be made to work (but perhaps not otherwise)
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1987 (Tawney-GreyFunnelLines-RoyalNavy)
KEYWORDS: navy work police derivative
FOUND IN: Britain(England(West))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Tawney-GreyFunnelLines-RoyalNavy, p. 70, "Can a Dockyard Matey Run?" (1 text, tune referenced)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Come, Ye Thankful People, Come" (tune)
File: Tawn053

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