Gosport Nancy (Harris Rolf)

Here's a song from sailing ship days and from a port called Gosport which is near Portsmouth in England. The heroin is a lady called Gosport Nancy who was a - who Ran - well, she knew a lot of the fellas. - Let's get on with it. Gosport Nancy, she's my fancy She's the girl to make good sport How she greets ya when she meets ya When your ship gets into port All the Gosport ladies They loves a sailor man But at findin' a way to spend your pay There's none like Gosport Nan Now Gosport girls are good at dancing There the best there is, no doubt When the music sets them prancing A-how they fling their skirts about All the Gosport ladies They can do the French Can-Can But a real night kicks some fancy tricks There's none like Gosport Nan Now Gosport girls they love to gargle Gosport girls they likes their tot Rum and brandy, gin and shandy Gosport girls all go the lot All the Gosport ladies They swigs the flowing can But at knockin' it back with honest Jack There's none like Gosport Nan Now Gosport Nancy keeps a parlour Where the lads can take their ease She'll wake you, she'll shake you She will do whate'er you please Now all the Gosport ladies They does the best they can But at makin' a bed for a sailor's head There's none like Gosport Nan No there's - none - like - Gosport - Nan...