Now they built a big ship down in Bell-Fast
Construed for till sell to the Turks
And they called on the Yard’s chief designers
To test all the engines and works
An’ finally the engines were ready
And they screwed on the very last part
An’ yer man says, ‘Let’s see how she runs, lads’,
Bejaysus, the thing wouldn’t start!
An’ they pushed and they shoved an’ they muttered
Till the engineers’ faces turned red
The designer, he stood looking stupid
An’ scratchin’ the top of his head
An’ when they were pushin’ and shoving
Up danders aul’ Jimmy Dalzell
He had worked 20 years on The Island
An’ 10 on the Aircraft as well.
An’ he pushed and he shoved an’ he jostled
Till he got himself up to the front
An’ he has a good look round the engines
An’ he gives a few mutters and grunts
An’ then he looks up at the Gaffer
An’ he says, ‘Mr Smith, do you know
They’ve left out the Diagonal Steam Trap…
How the hell did ye think it ‘ud go?’
