Oh! I once was a rigger and I worked like hell
Rolling up, rolling down
But now I'm sailing with the O.C.L.
And go rolling down the river
When first I saw a T.E.U.
Rolling up, rolling down
I wondered where they stowed the crew
And go rolling down the river
And rolling up, rolling down
We'll all get drunk in Tilbury town
Twenty four hours to turn around
And go rolling down the river
Well cargo comes in T.E.U.'s
Rolling up, rolling down
A 20 foot box, boys, filled with booze.
And go rolling down the river
There's a Tilbury girl called Kettle Jane
Rolling up, rolling down
First on the boil then off again
And go rolling down the river
And rolling up, rolling down
We'll all get drunk in Tilbury town
Twenty four hours to turn around
And go rolling down the river
She's got a mate called Teapot Anne
Rolling up, rolling down
She gets well brewed. And she likes a man.
And go rolling down the river
Tilbury girls go round in pairs.
Rolling up, rolling down
You won't catch them unawares.
And go rolling down the river
And rolling up, rolling down
We'll all get drunk in Tilbury town
Twenty four hours to turn around
And go rolling down the river
Down on the dock, where the work is done
Rolling up, rolling down
You can pick 'em up, boys, one by one
And go rolling down the river
Well, we're the boys to see her through
Rolling up, rolling down
So to hell with the channel and the T.E.U.
And go rolling down the river
And rolling up, rolling down
We'll all get drunk in Tilbury town
Twenty four hours to turn around
And go rolling down the river
And rolling up, rolling down
We'll all get drunk in Tilbury town
Twenty four hours to turn around
And go rolling down the river