A hundred years is a very long time
Wey, oh wey!
A hundred years is a very long time
A hundred years ago!
A hundred years on the eastern shore.
Wey, oh wey!
A hundred years, bone stiff and sore.
A hundred years ago!
Oh, Bully Old John from Baltimore,
Wey, oh wey!
I knew him well, that son of a whore.
A hundred years ago!
He used to think that pigs could fly,
Wey, oh wey!
Can you believe that bloody lie?
A hundred years ago!
He thought the stars were set alight,
Wey, oh wey!
By a bunch of angels every night.
A hundred years ago!
Oh, Bully Old John, I knew him well,
Wey, oh wey!
But now he's dead and he's gone to hell.
A hundred years ago!
He's dead as a nail in the lamproom floor.
Wey, oh wey!
He won't come bothering us no more.
A hundred years ago!
A hundred years have passed and gone,
Wey, oh wey!
A hundred years since I made this song.
A hundred years ago!