Chicken on a Raft - The Young Tradition video free download

Joost Verduin

This song is too short

john mciver

Well skippers in the wardroom drinkin' gin, Hi yo chicken on a raft!I don't mind a'knockin' but I ain't a'goin in,Hi yo chicken on a raft! The Jimmys laughin' like it'd rain,Hi yo chicken on a raft!He lookin' at me comic cuts again,Hi yo chicken on a raft!Chicken on a raft on a Monday morning oh what a terrible sight to see, dabtoes forward and the dustman aft, sitting there pickin' at a chicken on a raftHi yo, chicken on a raft!Hey yo, chicken on a raft! Hi yo, chicken on a raft!Hey yo, chicken on a raft!Well he gave me the middle and the the forenoon too,Hi yo chicken on a raft!And now I'm pullin' in a whalin crew,Hi yo chicken on a raft!There's a seagull wailin' overhead,Hi yo chicken on a raft!Thought I oughta be sleepin' Ina featherbed,Hi yo chicken on a raft!Chicken on a raft on a Monday morning oh what a terrible sight to see, dabtoes forward and the dustman aft, sitting there pickin' at a chicken on a raft!Hi yo, chicken on a raftHey yo, chicken on a raftHi yo, chicken on a raft Hey yo, chicken on a raftWell I had a little girl in donny-b,Hi yo chicken on a raft!And did she make a fool of me,Hi yo chicken on a raft!Her heart was like a pussers shower,Run a'hot to cold in a quarter of an hour, Hi yo chicken on a raft!Chicken on a raft on a Monday morning oh what a terrible sight to see, dabtoes forward and the dustman aft, sitting there pickin' at a chicken on a raft!Hi yo, chicken on a raft!Hey yo, chicken on a raft!Hi yo, chicken on a raft!Hey yo, chicken on a raft!So we kissed goodbye on the midnight bus,Hi yo chicken on a raft!But she didn't cry and she didn't fuss,Hi yo chicken on a raft!So am I the man what she loves best,Hi yo chicken on a raft!Or am I just a cuckoo in another man's nest?Hi yo chicken on a raft!Chicken on a raft on a Monday morning oh what a terrible sight to see, dabtoes forward and the dustman aft, sitting there pickin' at a chicken on a raft Hi yo, chicken on a raft Hey yo, chicken on a raftHi yo, chicken on a raftHey yo, chicken on a raftWell am amazon girl lived in dumfries, Hi yo chicken on a raft!She only had her kids in twos and threes,Hi yo chicken on a raft!And her sister lives in maryhill,Hi yo chicken on a raft!She says she won't but I think she will, Hi yo chicken on a raft! Chicken on a raft on a Monday morning oh what a terrible sight to see, dabtoes forward and the dustman aft, sitting there pickin' at a chicken on a raftHi yo, chicken on a raftHey yo, chicken on a raftHi yo, chicken on a raftHey yo, chicken on a raft

stuart griffith

I suppose we all know this was written by Cyril Tawney.

Kathleen Sturgis

Heather Wood is the only member of the Young Tradition still alive and kicking, and still singing this song!

Slammerworm1

Not unlike a 'field holler', is it? 'Call and response' songs are a staple of virtually every culture, ever. Surely evidence for music being something crucial to human existence?

Daedrean_TV

so... this song is about sea men, and breakfast

Geoffrey Brockmeier

I want to know exactly how many times they say "chicken on a raft," but i'm also kind of scared to find out.

James Marshall

You have been on a raft with a chicken for 6 years and 2 days

DJKevvy Kev

" ...I was in the real navy not the Royal Navy" ??!Which Navy was that then?

Moist Marader

4th Bit: An Amazon girl lives in Dumfries, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) She only has kids in twos and threes, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) Her sister lives in Maryhill, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) She says she won't but I think she will. (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft)

Moist Marader

4th Bit: We kissed goodbye on the midnight bus, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) She didn't cry, she didn't fuss, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) Am I the man that she loves best? (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) Or am I just a cuckoo in another man's nest? (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft)

Moist Marader

3rd Bit: I had a little girl in 'Donny B', (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) And oh, she made a fool of me, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) Her heart was like a Pusser's shower, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) From hot to cold in a quarter of an hour. (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft)

Moist Marader

2nd bit: They gave me the Middle and the Forenoon too, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) And now I'm pulling in the whaler's crew, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) Seagulls wheeling overhead, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) I ought to be 'flogging' in a feather bed. (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft)

Moist Marader

Chorus: Chicken on a raft on a Monday morning, oh what a terrible sight to see, 'Dabtoes' for'd and the Dustmen aft, sitting there picking at a 'chicken on a raft'. Hey -oh, chicken on a raft, Oy -oh, chicken on a raft. Hey -oh, chicken on a raft, Oy -oh, chicken on a raft.

Moist Marader

skipper's in the wardroom drinking gin, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) I don't mind knocking but I ain't going in, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) 'Jimmy's' laughing like a drain, (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft) Been looking at m' 'comic cuts' again. (Hey -oh, chicken on a raft)

Barble Bapkins

You have been on a raft with a chicken for 36 minutes 27 seconds.

ThePsychonaut

I was told that Dabtoes and Dustmen were cleaning jobs in the Navy. Dabtoes was something like swabbing the deck and Dustmen was cleaning up trash. A "Chicken on a Raft" is just poached eggs on toast. Which was a very common meal in the Navy.

Giulio Rossi

You can find the text here: tomlewis. net / lyrics / chicken_raft . htm Does someone can translate it in a more moder english? I'm having some trouble understanding it.

Mister Nickels

Every single sailor song ever.

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