Turalai

Lyrics

[Verse 1] The enlisted men ride in a motor launch The Captain he rides in a barge He don't go a damned sight faster But it gives the old bugger a charge [Chorus] Singing toorali, oorali, oorali Toorali, ooraliay Toorali, oorali, oorali Toorali ooraliay [Verse 2] The enlisted men ride in a motorboat The Admiral rides in a gig He don't go a damned sight faster But it makes the old bugger feel big [Chorus] Singing toorali, oorali, oorali Toorali, ooraliay Toorali, oorali, oorali Toorali ooraliay [Verse 3] The enlisted men eat in the wardroom But the Captain won't eat with the mob It ain't that he eats any better He don't want us to know he's a slob [Chorus] Singing toorali, oorali, oorali Toorali, ooraliay Toorali, oorali, oorali Toorali ooraliay [Verse 4] The enlisted men sleep in their hammocks The Captain he sleeps in a bed It ain't that he sleeps any better But he's twenty feet nearer the head [Chorus] Singing toorali, oorali, oorali Toorali, ooraliay Toorali, oorali, oorali Toorali ooraliay [Verse 5] Now, the sexual life of the camel Is not quite what everyone thinks One night in an excess of passion He tried to deflower the Sphinx [Chorus] Singing toorali, oorali, oorali Toorali, ooraliay Toorali, oorali, oorali Toorali ooraliay [Verse 6] Now, the Sphinx's posterior regions Are clogged by the sands of the Nile Which accounts for the hump on the camel And the Sphinx's inscrutable smile [Chorus] Singing toorali, oorali, oorali Toorali, ooraliay Toorali, oorali, oorali Toorali ooraliay [Verse 7] In the process of civilization From anthropoid ape down to man The palm is awarded the Navy For buggering whatever it can [Chorus] Singing toorali, oorali, oorali Toorali, ooraliay Toorali, oorali, oorali Toorali ooraliay [Verse 8] Further experimentation Has incontrovertibly shown That comparative safety on shipboard Is enjoyed by the hedgehog alone [Chorus] Singing toorali, oorali, oorali Toorali, ooraliay Toorali, oorali, oorali Toorali ooraliay