Jelly IOIA, jelly IOIA
The grittiest truth a sailor can say
(Is Jelly IO)
Is jelly IA
And it's jelly IOIA, jelly IOIA
I'll ride oe'r the deep a year and a day
(For Jelly IO)
For jelly IA
I mean no offense to the landed gents
But what have you got when your lot has a boundary fence
Give me open sea,
For the main is mine
And I'll take the briny spumy waves
Spumy wavy brine
Because the only way that I know
Is jelly IAIO
Jelly IOIA, jelly IOIA
I'll love you the time it takes me to say
(Jelly IO)
Jelly IA
And it's jelly IOIA, jelly IOIA
Then it's back to the ship and it's off to the bay
(So Jelly IO)
So jelly IA
I must be adrift for the gloom to lift
You're born to be wet but you get as a birthday gift
Immediate toweling off
Drying from head to troat
And then they stuff you in a crib
Rather than boat
Because they don't want you to go (ho!)
To jelly IAIO
Jelly IOIA, jelly IOIA
The grittiest truth a sailor can say
(Is Jelly IO)
Is jelly IA
And it's jelly IOIA, jelly IOIA
I'll ride oe'r the deep a year and a day
(So Jelly IO)
So jelly IA
Me boys we can't delay
We're the jolly old jelly IA
The rum in the belly I
Jolly old jelly I
Silly old really old
Newly unruly and
Freely and truly old
Fully unholy old
Smelly old jelly IA
I mean no offense to the landed gents
But what have you got when your lot has a boundary fence
Tie down the starboard jib fly
Oer the aft stunsl spanker, Meester Dooncan!
Jelly IOIA, jelly IOIA
The grittiest truth a sailor can say
(Is Jelly IO)
Is jelly IA
And it's jelly IOIA, jelly IOIA
I'll ride oe'r the deep a year and a day
(For Jelly IO)
For jelly IA
Jelly IOIA, jelly IOIA
I'll love you the time it takes me to say
(Jelly IO)
Jelly IA
And it's jelly IOIA, jelly IOIA
Then it's back to the ship and it's off to the bay
(So Jelly IO)
So jelly IA
Jelly on up from down below
To sail with the Jelly IO!
Jelly on up from down below
To sail with the Jelly IO!
(Rebecca Biber - flute
Lauren London - additional vocals
Russell Schwartz - additional vocals)
Copyright 2008 Zach London