Roll on the drum
So my time has come
Let's get it over with before I start to hum
In six feet of mud, six feet of mud
Nine fathoms of water and six feet of mud
Haul down the flag
And sew up the bag
One consolation: the wife can't nag me
In six feet of mud, six feet of mud
Nine fathoms of water and six feet of mud
Fire the last salute
And slide me down the chute
But don't send me overboard in me diddly suit
Into six feet of mud, six feet of mud
Nine fathoms of water and six feet of mud
Sound the last post
And pray for me ghost
For in three days' time, I'll be washed up on the coast
From six feet of mud, six feet of mud
Nine fathoms of water and six feet of mud
There's a billet to let
And I hope you don't forget
To break the news to Greenberg's I'm in crown debt
In six feet of mud, six feet of mud
Nine fathoms of water and six feet of mud
In a year on this tub
It's me first green grub
And there ain't a man among ya could do me a sub
In six feet of mud, six feet of mud
Nine fathoms of water and six feet of mud
I said to the doc
It's a race against the clock
'Cause in three hours' time we'll be in drydock
Without the six feet of mud, six feet of mud
Nine fathoms of water and six feet of mud