Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Hog Eye Man, artist - Martin Carthy.
Date of issue: 25.09.2006
Song language: English
Hog Eye Man |
Oh, hand me down my riding cane, |
I’m off to meet my darlin' Jane. |
And a hog-eye! |
Railroad navvy with his hog-eye, |
Steady on a jig with a hog-eye, oh, |
She wants the hog-eye man! |
Oh, the hog-eye man is the man for me, |
Sailin' down from o’er the sea. |
Oh, he came to the shack where Sally did dwell, |
He knocked on the door, he rung a bell. |
Oh, who’s been here since I been gone, |
Railroad navvy with his sea-boots on. |
If I catch him here with Sally once more, |
I’ll sling me hook, go to sea once more. |
Oh, Sally’s in the garden sifting sand, |
Her hog-eye man sittin' hand in hand. |
Oh, Sally’s in the garden, punchin' dough, |
The cheeks of her arse go chuff, chuff, chuff! |
Oh, I won’t wear a hog-eye, damned if I do, |
Got jiggers in his feet and he can’t wear shoes. |
Oh, the hog-eye man is the man for me, |
He is blind and he cannot see. |
Oh, a hog-eye ship and a hog-eye crew, |
A hog-eye mate and a skipper too. |