Barge Ballad
[00:01.90] Once there was a barge lad
[00:03.41] Way up atop the mast
[00:05.90] Shouting to the skipper
[00:07.65] "We've made it home at last"
[00:09.65] Well, I was that barge lad
[00:11.41] Way up atop the mast
[00:13.66] Now I'm the skipper and that young nipper
[00:15.40] Had better be holding fast
[00:16.90] Oh we're loaded down, with bales so high
[00:21.16] You've got lean backwards
[00:22.65] If you want to see the sky
[00:24.40] Oh, the Thames may forgive us
[00:26.65] But the Alde never will
[00:28.90] So eyes front and away we sail
[00:32.15] Oh, you've got to be able
[00:34.41] Way up atop the mast
[00:36.90] Your legs better be nimble
[00:38.40] And your head better think fast
[00:40.41] Well, I was that able
[00:42.15] Way up atop the mast
[00:44.66] Now I'm the skipper and that young nipper
[00:46.40] Is hearty enough to last
[00:47.91] Oh we're loaded down, with bales so high
[00:52.16] You've got lean backwards
[00:53.65] If you want to see the sky
[00:55.65] Oh, the Thames may forgive us
[00:57.66] But the Alde never will
[00:59.66] So eyes front, keep your head, and away we sail
[01:04.15] Oh, you've eyes like an eagle
[01:06.16] Way up atop the mast
[01:08.65] Spotting all the obstacles
[01:09.90] That come across your path
[01:11.91] Well, I was that eagle
[01:13.90] Way up atop the mast
[01:16.15] But now I'm the skipper and that young nipper
[01:17.91] Will keep us from taking a bath
[01:19.41] Oh we're loaded down, with bales so high
[01:23.65] You've got lean backwards
[01:25.15] If you want to see the sky
[01:27.15] Oh, the Thames may forgive us
[01:29.16] But the Alde never will
[01:31.15] So eyes front, keep your head, clear your throat, and away we sail
[01:36.16] Oh, you've got to remember
[01:38.40] Way up atop the mast
[01:40.65] Knowing all the river routes
[01:42.40] That you never learn from the charts
[01:44.16] Well, I do remember
[01:46.15] Way up atop the mast
[01:48.41] But now I'm the skipper and that young nipper
[01:49.91] Is taking the rivers to heart
[01:51.40] Oh we're loaded down, with bales so high
[01:55.65] You've got lean backwards
[01:57.15] If you want to see the sky
[01:58.90] Oh, the Thames may forgive us
[02:01.15] But the Alde never will
[02:03.15] So eyes front, keep your head, clear your throat, know your way, fill your pipe, grab on tight, look for the lights and away we sail
