Limejuice Ship

Now if you want a merchant ship to sail the seas at large
Ye'll not have any troubles if ye have a good discharge
Signed by the Board of Trade and everything exact
For there's nothing done on a limejuice ship contrary to the Act

Chorus:
Shout boys shout! I tell you it's a fact
There's nothing done on a limejuice ship contrary to the Act.

Now when you join a merchant ship ye'll hear your Articles read
They'll tell ye of yer beef an' pork, yer butter an' yer bread
Yer sugar, tea, an' coffee boys, yer peas and beans exact
Yer limejuice an' yer vinegar, boys, according to the Act

No watch an' watch the first day out, according to the Act
Ten days out and we all lay aft to get our limejuice whack
Fetch out her handy billy, boys, and clap it on the tack
For we're gonna set the mains'l, oh, according to the Act

It's up to the deck, me bully boys, with many a curse we go
Awaiting to hear eight bells struck that we may go below
Eight bells is struck, the watch is called, the log is hove exact
Relieve the wheel an' go below, according to the Act