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When the weather
is fine, all in a line
They go messing about on the river.
The shiny
brigade, with brass on parade,
Just messing about on the river
.
They’ll leave the marina and cruise for a mile
Then spend all the
day with brasso, and smile
At the gleaming brass mushrooms mile after mile
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No messing about on the river
See the heaps of
tarpaulin, the cabin top’s fallen in,
Messing about on the river.
A license, what’s that? 6 dogs and 5 brats
All messing about on the
river.
There are wooden boats, tin boats and ‘is that a
boat?’
They’ll put out on a raft even if it just floats.
If
it leaks, get the tar out, give it one more coat,
And go messing about on
the river
Like a floating
museum, come out and see ‘em
Messing about on the river.
Back
cabins so quaint with scumble and paint,
No messing about on the river.
There are bowlers and bonnets and waistcoats galore,
Roses and castles,
ribbon plates by the score
And crochet on cabin shelves, windows and
doors
For messing about on the river.
See the gleaming
white sides as the gin palace glides.
Messing about on the river,
On
the crest of the wave which their speeding bow gave,
Messing about on the
river.
Drinking their Pimms they will race to the locks,
Ignoring the
narrowboats that their wash rocks.
They’ve got plenty fenders to
protect them from knocks,
Messing about on the river.
Old working pairs
think the river is theirs.
They’re not messing about on the river
Original all - at least that cabin wall!
Messing about on the river.
Old dirty overalls tied up with string.
‘Real’ boaters get
oil and smoke on everything.
The number one thinks that of boaters
he’s King
When messing about on the river
Originally written
for CUDDLY BUBBLY the late-night spoof edition of the newsletter at the
2006 "National) |
