Hog Eye Man

Hog Eye Man - Martin Carthy

Composer：Traditional

Oh hand me down my riding cane

I'm off to meet my darlin' Jane

And a hog eye

Railroad navvy with his hog eye

Steady on a jig with a hog eye oh

She wants the hog eye man

Oh the hog eye man is the man for me

Sailin' down from o'er the sea

And a hog eye

Railroad navvy with his hog eye

Steady on a jig with a hog eye oh

She wants the hog eye man

Oh he came to the shack where sally did dwell

He knocked on the door he rung a bell

And a hog eye

Railroad navvy with his hog eye

Steady on a jig with a hog eye oh

She wants the hog eye man

Oh who's been here since I been gone

Railroad navvy with his sea boots on

And a hog eye

Railroad navvy with his hog eye

Steady on a jig with a hog eye oh

She wants the hog eye man

If I catch him here with sally once more

I'll sling me hook go to sea once more

And a hog eye

Railroad navvy with his hog eye

Steady on a jig with a hog eye oh

She wants the hog eye man

Oh sally's in the garden sifting sand

Her hog eye man sittin' hand in hand

And a hog eye

Railroad navvy with his hog eye

Steady on a jig with a hog eye oh

She wants the hog eye man

Oh sally's in the garden punchin' dough

The cheeks of her arse go chuff chuff chuff

And a hog eye

Railroad navvy with his hog eye

Steady on a jig with a hog eye oh

She wants the hog eye man

Oh I won't wear a hog eye damned if I do

Got jiggers in his feet and he can't wear shoes

And a hog eye

Railroad navvy with his hog eye

Steady on a jig with a hog eye oh

She wants the hog eye man

Oh the hog eye man is the man for me

He is blind and he cannot see

And a hog eye

Railroad navvy with his hog eye

Steady on a jig with a hog eye oh

She wants the hog eye man

Oh a hog eye ship and a hog eye crew

A hog eye mate and a skipper too

And a hog eye

Railroad navvy with his hog eye

Steady on a jig with a hog eye oh

She wants the hog eye man