fire DOWN BELOW

She was just the village maiden with her red and rosy cheeks, to me
way hay hee hi ho
She went to church and Sunday school and sang an anthem sweet
But there’s fire down below

Now the parson was a misery so straggy and so thin, to me
way hay hee hi ho
And he said look here you dirty shellbacks if you lead a life of sin
There’s fire down below

Now he took his text from Malachi and he whirled a weary face, to me
way hay hee hi ho
I took French leave and sailed away and now I fell from grace
and there’s fire down below

But the parson had a daughter who was sweet as sugar candy, to me
way hay hee hi ho
I said to her us sailors would make lovers neat and handy
Cause there’s fire down below

She says to me you sailors is a bunch of bloody liars, to me
way hay hee hi ho
And you all of youse are going to hell to feed the ruddy fires
There’s fire down below

Oh there’s fire down below, my lads so we must do what we aughta, to me
way hay hee hi ho
Cause the fire is not half as hot as the parsons little daughter
And there’s fire down below

Oh, there’s fire in the cabin and in the galley too, to me
way hay hee hi ho
And there’s fire in the focsle but the coal it is the crew
and there’s fire down below

If the bloomin boats won’t hold us when it’s time for us to go, to me
way hay hee hi ho
We can pray to have lark Wilson when we’ve got him down below
And there’s fire down below

Yes, there’s fire at the top me boys there’s fire down below, to me
way hay hee hi ho
Fire in the bosuns pipe it’s time for us to go
There’s fire down below