Liverpool Barrow Boy

(Traditional - arranged by The Mersey Wreckers)

1. Shoves me barra round and round, ripe tomatoes, firm and sound

    Only half a crown a pound, buy some from me barra.

Chorus

    Pushin’ and shoving’ all the day, soon as I find a place to stay

    Up come a scuffer sayin‘, ‘On yer way, move your blinkin’ barra’.

2. Just as I start to make me sales, fingers all ‘andy for the scales

    Up comes a scuffer, never fails, sez I’ve got to shift me barra.

Chorus

3.  Casey, Leece, Cable Street, there’s always a scuffer on ‘is beat

     Can’t seem to rest me achin’ feet, now I’ve got to shift me barra.

Chorus

4.  Hawkin’ in London Road one day, when a judy cop come and took me away

     Fined in Dale Street Court next day, now I’ve got to sell me barra.

Chorus

    Pushin’ and shovin’ all the day, soon as I find a place to stay

    Up come a scuffer sayin’, ‘On yer way’, now we’ve got to sell the barra.

Final chorus

    Pushin’ and shovin’ all the day, soon as I find a place to stay

    Up come a scuffer sayin’, ‘On yer way’, so now we’ve sold the barra!