From Barefoot the Bootless
I served me time in the black ball line
To me way hey hey hurrahdo
In the black ball line I served me time
Hurrah for the black ball line
The black ball ships they are good and true
They are the ships for me and you
Once there was a black ball ship
That fourteen knots an hour could clip
You will surely find a rush gold mine
Just take a trip on the black ball line
Just take a trip to liverpool
To Liverpool that yankee school
The yankee sailors you’ll see there
With red topped boots and short cut hair