Barge Ballad The Longest Johns

[Verse 1]
Once there was a barge lad
Way up atop the mast
Shouting to the skipper
"We've made it home at last"
Well, I was that barge lad
Way up atop the mast
Now I'm the skipper and that young nipper
Had better be holding fast

[Chorus]
Oh we're loaded down, with bales so high
You've got to lean backwards
If you want to see the sky
Oh, the Thames may forgive us
But the Alde never will
So eyes front and away we sail

[Verse 2]
Oh, you've got to be able
Way up atop the mast
Your legs better be nimble
And your head better think fast
Well, I was that able
Way up atop the mast
Now I'm the skipper and that young nipper
Is hearty enough to last