The Mauritania
Now in 1924,
I found myself in Liverpool on the floor
So I went to the Cunard office door
And got a job on the Mauritania
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She surely was a slaver
Ah to hell with the Mauritania
Well, the Mauritania is a wonderful sight
She’s 64 fires all burning bright
And they worked you hard from morning till night
Trying to fire the Mauritania
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Now the Mauritania’s coal was full of slate
And that’s what’s buggered the 4 to 8
Yes, that’s what’s buggered the 4-8
Trying to fire the Mauritania
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Ah but the 8 – 12 we’re much better men
But we were buggered by half past ten
Yes, we were buggered by half past ten
Trying to fire the Mauritania
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Now the fan’s on the bum and the fire won’t draw
And that’s what’s beaten the 12 – 4
Yes, that’s what’s beaten the 12-4
All aboard the Maurtitania
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So come all you firemen listen to me
A Cunard greyhound spells purgatory
So, stick to the coast and don’t go deep sea
Trying to fire the Mauritania
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