somersetshire/tiddly ship/this is my story
somersetshire/tiddly ship/this is my story
shire, shire, somersetshire, the capain looks on her with pride he'd have a blue fit if he saw all the shit, on the side of the somersetshire
chorus
this is my story, this is my song i've served on the andrew too bloody long roll on the rodney, the nelson, renown this grey funneled hooker is getting me down.
she's a tiddly ship, o' er the ocean she flits, sailing by night and by day and when she's in motion she's the pride of the ocean, and you can't see her backside for spray.
side, side, the tiddly shiops side, the jimmy looks on her with pride but he'd have a blue fit if he saw all the spit, onthe side of the tiddly ships side.
final chorus
first 3 lines as above can't say the hood, cause the bastard went down!
darky edwards sang this song for me.
 he learned it during the korean war from british navy sailors, and also sang it on the sydney, sailing for rvn.
 the 3rd verse was collected by bill scott, and recorded in his book folksongs of australia.