Sit Down You're Rocking The Boat 1913

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 22 Feb 2006
2006

Johnny was a sailor,
Mary was a cook.
Johnny took her sailing
on a briney brook;
Johnny tried to kiss her
on the angry sea,
and she hollered
when he tried
to take her on his knee.

Sit down, sit down
sit down you're rocking the boat.
That's what she said
each time he tried to kiss her;
this is no Pullman car
just anchor where you are
sailors have been known
to carry many things too far.
Sit down, sit down
sit down you're rocking the boat.
remember that I just came out to float;
it's not the first time
I've been out
my mother taught me how to shout
Sit down, sit down
sit down you're rocking the boat.

Sit down, sit down
sit down you're rocking the boat.
they sang the chorus of the song to Father
we're glad to see you Dad,
but Mother will be mad,
be sure and don't wake Mama up
or you'll get in bad,
Sit down, sit down
sit down you're rocking the boat.
what's that blonde hair doing on your coat
don't make a noise
she's gone to bed
we'll get an icebag for your head
Sit down, sit down
sit down you're rocking the boat.

Mary married Johnny
shortly after that
they lived in a houseboat
furnished like a flat.
Lots of little sailors
rolling on the floor,
and they yell at John
when he comes sailing home at four.

Sit down, sit down
sit down you're rocking the boat.
That's what she said
each time he tried to kiss her;
this is no Pullman car
just anchor where you are
sailors have been known
to carry many things too far.
Sit down, sit down
sit down you're rocking the boat.
remember that I just came out to float;
it's not the first time
I've been out
my mother taught me how to shout
Sit down, sit down
sit down you're rocking the boat.

Sit down, sit down
sit down you're rocking the boat.
they sang the chorus of the song to Father
we're glad to see you Dad,
but Mother will be mad,
be sure and don't wake Mama up
or you'll get in bad,
Sit down, sit down
sit down you're rocking the boat.
what's that blonde hair doing on your coat
don't make a noise
she's gone to bed
we'll get an icebag for your head
Sit down, sit down
sit down you're rocking the boat.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Sit Down You're Rocking The Boat 1913
Music by Jean Schwartz
Lyrics by Wm. Jerome & Grant Clarke
© MCMXIII by Harry William's Music Co. N.Y.
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nothing to do with the song from
"Guys And Dolls"
composed many years later by Frank Loesser
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 22 February 2006 at 17.03
in association with Doug Grierson
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