Lyrics

Chorus:
Rolling up. Rolling down.
We’ll all get drunk in Tilbury town
Twenty-four hours to turn around.
To go rolling down the river.

Call: When first I saw a TEU.
Response: Rolling up, rolling down
Call: I wondered where they stowed the crew
Response: To go rolling down the river. (Chorus)

Call: Well cargo comes in TEUs.
Response: Rolling up, rolling down
Call: A 20-foot box, boys, filled with booze.
Response: To go rolling down the river. (Chorus)

Call: There’s a Tilbury girl called Kettle Jane.
Response: Rolling up, rolling down
Call: First on the boil then off again.
Response: She goes rolling down the river. (Chorus)

Call: She’s got a mate called Teapot Anne.
Response: Rolling up, rolling down
Call: She gets well brewed. She likes a man.
Response: She goes rolling down the river. (Chorus)

Call: Tilbury girls go round in pairs,
Response: Rolling up, rolling down
Call: You’ll never catch them unawares.
Response: To go rolling down the river. (Chorus)

Call: Well, we’re the boys can see her through.
Response: Rolling up, rolling down
Call: To hell with the cargo and the TEUs.
Response: Let’s go down the river. (Chorus)