A GREAT BIG SEA HOVE IN LONG BEACH
A great big sea hove in Long Beach,
Right fol-or-al Ta-deedle, I do.
A great big sea hove in Long Beach,
And Granny Snooks she lost her speech,
To me right fol didy fol dee.
A great big sea hove in the Harbour,
Right fol-or-al Ta-deedle, I do.
A great big sea hove in the Harbour,
And hove right up to Keough's Parlour,
To me right fol didy fol dee.
Oh dear mother I wants a sack,
Right fol-or-al Ta-deedle, I do.
Oh dear mother I wants a sack
With beads and buttons all down the back,
To me right fol didy fol dee.
Me boot is broke, me frock is tore,
[Right fol-or-al Ta-deedle, I do.]
But Georgie Snooks I do adore,
To me right fol didy fol dee.
Oh fish is low and flour is high,
Right fol-or-al Ta-deedle, I do.
Fish is low and flour is high,
So Georgie Snooks he can't have I,
To me right fol didy fol dee.
But he will have me in the Fall,
Right fol-or-al Ta-deedle, I do.
If he don't I'll hoist my sail
And say goodbye to old Cannaille,
To me right fol didy fol dee.
Right fol-or-al Ta-deedle, I do.
A great big sea hove in Long Beach,
And Granny Snooks she lost her speech,
To me right fol didy fol dee.
A great big sea hove in the Harbour,
Right fol-or-al Ta-deedle, I do.
A great big sea hove in the Harbour,
And hove right up to Keough's Parlour,
To me right fol didy fol dee.
Oh dear mother I wants a sack,
Right fol-or-al Ta-deedle, I do.
Oh dear mother I wants a sack
With beads and buttons all down the back,
To me right fol didy fol dee.
Me boot is broke, me frock is tore,
[Right fol-or-al Ta-deedle, I do.]
But Georgie Snooks I do adore,
To me right fol didy fol dee.
Oh fish is low and flour is high,
Right fol-or-al Ta-deedle, I do.
Fish is low and flour is high,
So Georgie Snooks he can't have I,
To me right fol didy fol dee.
But he will have me in the Fall,
Right fol-or-al Ta-deedle, I do.
If he don't I'll hoist my sail
And say goodbye to old Cannaille,
To me right fol didy fol dee.