"Josephine The Baker" lyrics
I started with my father, as a shoreman in his crew
On a 30-feet-long liner off the banks of Baccalieu
And next there was a trawler, 'til they closed the fishery down
Had to sign up for the "package" and find a berth in town
My dad said, "Join the Navy. Things'll never be the same
Every day will be adventures, out on the bounding main."
My first hitch was a rough one
The "Okie" was a bleak old tub
And every hand aboard her's trying to transfer off that sub
I finally made the "Huron". She's the envy of the fleet
Monster guns, a hearty crew, and the skipper can't be beat
But the best thing was the ladies, when they let them join the ship
From the seamen to the "XO", all hands enjoyed the trip
And down there in the galley
I can hear them start a song
The hands are getting rowdy
Everybody sings along
She'll be handing out the honey and the sugar 'til it's gone
Josephine The Baker will be cookin' all-night long
And when we're in for spruce-up, no one wants to go ashore
They're queued up in the galley, 30 hands and sometimes more
And even the old bosun put his nose in through the door
There's no room for the timid if you want to dip an oar
And down there in the galley
I can hear them start a song
The hands are getting rowdy
I can hear them sing along
She'll be handing out the honey and the sugar 'til it's gone
Josephine The Baker will be cookin' all-night long
And now my hitch is over, and for Halifax I'm bound
Won't miss the storms, the sailors, or the thought of being drowned
There is one port I'll be steerin'
Before I run aground
To Josephine The Baker and I'll have another round
And down there in the galley
I can hear them start a song
The hands are getting rowdy
Everybody sings along
She'll be handing out the honey and the sugar 'til it's gone
Josephine The Baker will be cooking all-night long
And down there in the galley
I can hear them start a song
The hands are getting rowdy
Everybody sings along
She'll be handing out the honey and the sugar 'til it's gone
Josephine The Baker will be cooking all-night long
Josephine The Baker will be cooking all-night long
On a 30-feet-long liner off the banks of Baccalieu
And next there was a trawler, 'til they closed the fishery down
Had to sign up for the "package" and find a berth in town
My dad said, "Join the Navy. Things'll never be the same
Every day will be adventures, out on the bounding main."
My first hitch was a rough one
The "Okie" was a bleak old tub
And every hand aboard her's trying to transfer off that sub
I finally made the "Huron". She's the envy of the fleet
Monster guns, a hearty crew, and the skipper can't be beat
But the best thing was the ladies, when they let them join the ship
From the seamen to the "XO", all hands enjoyed the trip
And down there in the galley
I can hear them start a song
The hands are getting rowdy
Everybody sings along
She'll be handing out the honey and the sugar 'til it's gone
Josephine The Baker will be cookin' all-night long
And when we're in for spruce-up, no one wants to go ashore
They're queued up in the galley, 30 hands and sometimes more
And even the old bosun put his nose in through the door
There's no room for the timid if you want to dip an oar
And down there in the galley
I can hear them start a song
The hands are getting rowdy
I can hear them sing along
She'll be handing out the honey and the sugar 'til it's gone
Josephine The Baker will be cookin' all-night long
And now my hitch is over, and for Halifax I'm bound
Won't miss the storms, the sailors, or the thought of being drowned
There is one port I'll be steerin'
Before I run aground
To Josephine The Baker and I'll have another round
And down there in the galley
I can hear them start a song
The hands are getting rowdy
Everybody sings along
She'll be handing out the honey and the sugar 'til it's gone
Josephine The Baker will be cooking all-night long
And down there in the galley
I can hear them start a song
The hands are getting rowdy
Everybody sings along
She'll be handing out the honey and the sugar 'til it's gone
Josephine The Baker will be cooking all-night long
Josephine The Baker will be cooking all-night long
Writer(s): Jeremy Binns, Bob Hallett, Joel Plaskett
