Fire in the galley, fire down below;
It's fetch a bucket of water girls,
There's fire down below.

(Chorus:)
Fire, fire, fire down below,
It's fetch a bucket of water girls,
There's fire down below.

Fire in the fore-top, fire in the main;
It's fetch a bucket of water girls,
And put it out again.

Fire in the fore-peak, fire down below,
It's fetch a bucket of water girls,
There's fire down below.

Fire in the windlass, fire in the chain;
It's fetch a bucket of water girls,
And put it out again.

Fire up aloft and fire down below,
It's fetch a bucket of water girls,
There's fire down below.



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Source: Singing Together, Summer 1951, BBC Publications

Notes:
From "The Shanty Book", Part II, J Curwen and Sons Ltd.

The Roud Index entry indicates the editor of this might be Terry.

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