Oh, hand me down my riding cane
I'm off to meet my darling Jane

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And a hog-eye
Railroad navvy with his hog-eye
Steady on the jig with a hog-eye
Oh, she wants the hog-eye man

Oh, the hog-eye man is the man for me
Sailing down from Wallslough sea
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Oh, [bad word] to the shack where Sally did dwell
He knocked on the door and [bad word] her bell
(refrain)
Oh, who's been here since I been gone?
Railroad navvy with his sea-boots on
(refrain)
If I catch him here with Sally once more
I'll sling my hook, go to sea once more
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Oh, Sally's in the garden sifting sand
The hog-eye man sitting hand in hand
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Oh, Sally's in the garden punching duff
Cheeks of her [bad word] go chuff, chuff, chuff
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Oh, I won't bear a hog-eye, damned if I do
Got chiggers in his feet and he can't wear shoes
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Oh, the hog-eye man is the man for me
He is blind and he cannot see
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Oh, a hog-eye ship and a hog-eye crew
Hog-eye mate and a skipper too
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