Tilbury Town Songtext
von The Longest Johns

Well at first I saw a TEU
Rolling up and rolling down
I wondered where the hell they stored the crew
To go rolling down the river

(Hey!)
Rolling up and rolling down
We′ll all get drunk in Tilbury Town
Twenty-four hours to turn around
And go rolling down the river

Well I used to be a rigger and I worked like hell
Rolling up and rolling down
But now I'm working for the OCL
To go rolling down the river

(Hey!)
Rolling up and rolling down
We′ll all get drunk in Tilbury Town
Twenty-four hours to turn around
And go rolling down the river


Well cargo it comes in TEUs
Rolling up and rolling down
A 20-foot box, boys, filled with booze
To go rolling down the river

(Hey!)
Rolling up and rolling down
We'll all get drunk in Tilbury Town
Twenty-four hours to turn around
And go rolling down the river

There's a Tilbury girl called Kettle Jay
Rolling up and rolling down
Hot on the boil and off again
To go rolling down the river

(Hey!)
Rolling up and rolling down
We′ll all get drunk in Tilbury Town
Twenty-four hours to turn around
And go rolling down the river

Well she′s got a mate called Teapot Anne
Rolling up and rolling down
She gets well brewed, she likes her man
To go rolling down the river


(Hey!)
Rolling up and rolling down
We'll all get drunk in Tilbury Town
Twenty-four hours to turn around
And go rolling down the river

Well Tilbury girls go ′round in pairs
Rolling up and rolling down
You won't catch them, boys, unawares
And go rolling down the river

Rolling up and rolling down
We′ll all get drunk in Tilbury Town
Twenty-four hours to turn around
And go rolling down the river

Well we're the boys to kick her through
Rolling up and rolling down
To hell with the channel and the TEU
Let′s go down the river

(Hey!)
Rolling up and rolling down
We'll all get drunk in Tilbury Town
Twenty-four hours to turn around
And go rolling down the river

Rolling up and rolling down
We'll all get drunk in Tilbury Town
Twenty-four hours to turn around
And go rolling down the river
(Hey!)