Cheerily Man

Oh, Sally Rackett, aye oh
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In her pea-jacket, aye oh
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Shipped in a packet aye oh

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Hauley, aye oh!
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Oh, Susie Skinner, aye oh
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Says she's a beginner, aye oh
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Prefers it to dinner, aye oh

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Hauley, aye oh!
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Oh, Mrs. Duckett, aye oh
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She kicked the bucket, aye oh
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Then nip and tuck it, aye oh

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Hauley, aye oh!
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Hey shantyman! Slow down!

Oh, Polly Riddle, aye oh
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Has a hole in the middle, aye aye oh
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Of her new fiddle, aye oh

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Hauley, aye oh!
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Oh, Jenny Walker, aye aye oh
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Kissed by a hawker, aye oh
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He was a corker, aye oh

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Hauley, aye oh!
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Oh, Jennifer Bell, aye oh
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She drinks as well, aye oh
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And never will, aye oh

Cheerily man, oh
Hauley, aye oh!
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