Chicken on a Raft 

Skipper's in the wardroom drinking gin 
Hey -oh, chicken on a raft 
I don't mind knocking but I ain't going in 
Hey -oh, chicken on a raft 
'Jimmy's' laughing like a drain 
Hey -oh, chicken on a raft 
Been looking at m' Comic Cuts' again 
Hey -oh, chicken on a raft 
 

Chicken on a raft on a Monday morning,
oh what   a terrible sight to see 
'Dabtoes' for'd and the Dustmen aft,
sitting there picking at a 'chicken on a raft' 
Hey -oh, chicken on a raft, Oy -oh, chicken on a raft 
Hey -oh, chicken on a raft, Oy -oh, chicken on a raft 

They gave me the Middle and the Forenoon too 
And now I'm pulling in the whaler's crew 
Seagulls wheeling overhead 
I ought to be 'flogging' in a feather bed 
   

Chicken on a raft on a Monday morning,
oh what   a terrible sight to see 
'Dabtoes' for'd and the Dustmen aft,
sitting there picking at a 'chicken on a raft' 
Hey -oh, chicken on a raft, Oy -oh, chicken on a raft 
Hey -oh, chicken on a raft, Oy -oh, chicken on a raft 

I had a little girl in 'Donny B' 
And oh, she made a fool of me 
Her heart was like a Pusser's shower, 
From hot to cold in a quarter of an hour 
 

 
Chicken on a raft on a Monday morning,
oh what   a terrible sight to see 
'Dabtoes' for'd and the Dustmen aft,
sitting there picking at a 'chicken on a raft' 
Hey -oh, chicken on a raft, Oy -oh, chicken on a raft 
Hey -oh, chicken on a raft, Oy -oh, chicken on a raft 

So we kissed goodbye on a midnight bus 
She didn't cry, she didn't fuss 
Am I the man that she loves best? 
Or am I just a cuckoo in another man's nest? 

 
Chicken on a raft on a Monday morning,
oh what   a terrible sight to see 
'Dabtoes' for'd and the Dustmen aft,
sitting there picking at a 'chicken on a raft' 
Hey -oh, chicken on a raft, Oy -oh, chicken on a raft 
Hey -oh, chicken on a raft, Oy -oh, chicken on a raft 

An Amazon girl lives in Dumfries, 
She only has kids in twos and threes, 
Her sister lives in Maryhill 
She says she won't but I think she will 

Chicken on a raft on a Monday morning,
oh what   a terrible sight to see 
'Dabtoes' for'd and the Dustmen aft,
sitting there picking at a 'chicken on a raft' 
Hey -oh, chicken on a raft, Oy -oh, chicken on a raft 
Hey -oh, chicken on a raft, Oy -oh, chicken on a raft