Publication: Melbourne Herald
Date: 15 July 1922
A long dispute between the management of Howard Smith Ltd. and the Seamen’s Union ended yesterday with the departure for sea of a steamer crew. Her sailing is another instance of the failure of “job-control.”
Oh, well, Yo, heave ho! A man has to knuckle down, you know. And so, so, Yo, heave ho! The capstan bars They ’urt us tars Who have knocked around in the city bars But our boss ’as lost— We pay the cost An’ so— Boys, let ’er go! Yo—— Yo, ’eave ho! Hey! Feel ’er roll! This job control Was not much good to men like us. Hi! Grab that rope! Why, man, there’s hope When we get away from the long- shore fuss So, pull, SO! Hey with a yo, heave ho! We’re seamen yet We can’t forget The call of the sea—the kindly sea. Hey! Watch ’er rush! She’s game, by gosh! An’, by the same, real game are we! Ah, let it blow! And let ’er go! Our minds are cleared of all that dope. Oh, the kindly sea Will do for me And the sailor-man at last has hope.