Backside Rules the Navy
Chorus:
Backside rules the Navy,
Backside rules the sea.
If you want a bit of bum,
Better get it from your chum -
You'll get no ass from me.
Let us sing a bit of good old Captain Kitt,
Who sat one morning early in the head.
A bee came flying past and it stung him on the ass,
And this is what the gallant captain said.
Now we'll hear some rhymes of Yeoman Second Grimes
Who ran the hook that hoisted up the mail.
One day as he stood watch it caught him in the crotch
And he cried as he went flying o'er the rail, "It doesn't matter!..."
Now to end my song I'll sing of AB Long
Whose member was not like his name at all.
When asked if he would tell how he got along so well
His answer simply was as I recall, "It's very simple…"
- Oscar Brand
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Bawdy Songs and Backroom Ballads: Volume 5. Bawdy Sea Shanties.
(1958)
- You're A Liar [aka Four Old Whores From Winnipeg] Time: 1:29
- Good Ship Venus Time: 2:24
- We Set Sail Time: 2:10
- Can't Ya Dance The Polks Time: 2:29
- Bell Bottom Trousers Time: 3:02
- A Clean Song Time: 1:22
- Johnny Come Down The Hilo Time: 1:43
- Turalai Time: 3:34
- Backside Rules The Navy Time: 1:38
- Blow The Man Down Time: 2:23
- Jinny Wren Bride Time: 2:31
- Keyhole In The Door Time: 1:51
- There's Nothing Else To Do [aka Friggin' In The Riggin'] Time: 1:22
- Lulu Time: 1:48
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