Well the first I saw a TEU Rolling up, rolling down I wondered where the hell they stored the crew To 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 I used to be a rigger and I worked like hell But now I'm working for the OCL
Well cargo it comes in TEUs A 20-foot box, boys, filled with booze
There's a Tilbury girl called Kettle Jane She's hot on the boil and off again
Well she's got a mate called Teapot Anne She gets well brewed, she likes her man
Well Tilbury girls go 'round in pairs You won't catch them, boys, unawares
Well we're the boys to kick her through To hell with the channel and the TEU
