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 THE LINER SHE'S A LADY

Liner she's a lady, an' she never looks nor 'eeds—

The Man-o'-War's 'er 'usband, an' 'e gives 'er all she needs;

But, oh, the little cargo-boats, that sail the wet seas roun',

They're just the same as you an' me a-plyin' up an' down!

Plyin' up an' down, Jenny, 'angin' round the Yard,

All the way by Fratton tram down to Portsmouth 'Ard;

Anythin' for business, an' we're growin' old—

Plyin' up an' down, Jenny, waitin' in the cold!