Stan Hugill - The Black Ball Line lyrics

Oh, in the Blackball Line I served me time Away-ay-ay, Horray-ah! In the Blackball Line I wasted me prime Hooraw for the Black Ball Line! Oh, Blackball Ships are good and true Away-ay-ay, Horray-ah! They are the ships for me and you! Hooraw for the Black Ball Line! There was once a Blackball ship Away-ay-ay, Horray-ah! That fourteen knots an hour could clip Hooraw for the Black Ball Line! If you wanna join a real goldmine Away-ay-ay, Horray-ah! Just take a trip to Liverpool Hooraw for the Black Ball Line! To Liverpool, that Packet school Away-ay-ay, Horray-ah! To Liverpool, that Yankee school Hooraw for the Black Ball Line! Yankee sailors you'll see there Away-ay-ay, Horray-ah! With red topped boots and short cut hair Hooraw for the Black Ball Line! They'll carry you where the winds don't blow Away-ay-ay, Horray-ah! They'll take you through the frost and snow Hooraw for the Black Ball Line! Oh drink a health to the Blackball Line Away-ay-ay, Horray-ah! Their ships are stout and their men are fine! Hooraw for the Black Ball Line!