Sheffield Shanty lyrics

Avast! They're leaving town two by two, As the rain pours down and we're all soaked through And as they march away, two by two, It's like we need an ark for the rest of us So I'll cut my hair short and I'll make a flag from an old black dress that I'd have worn if it hadn't rained so much that the seven hills became seven seas And I'll sail my house from Broomhill to Walkley Pretty Polly is a pigeon, she's got a gammy leg and she'll eat anything I've got an eye patch with a hole in cos I don't need to navigate by stars - I use the road signs and the Arts Tower Still the rains come So I'll cut my hair short and I'll make a flag from an old black dress that I'd have worn if it hadn't rained so much that the seven hills became seven seas And I'll sail my house from Crookes to Don Valley You can be my cabin boy and I can be your long lost pal I can call you Eddie, and Eddie when you call me you can call me Captain So I'll cut my hair short and I'll make a flag from an old black dress that I'd have worn if it hadn't rained so much that the seven hills became seven seas And I'll sail my house from Fulwood to High Green