A 1917 popular World War I song. Words and music by Claude Arundale.
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I’m a stoker, I’m the joker
Who works with a shovel and poker
The heat and smell is just like, well
No wonder I’m a horrible soaker
But the Fleet’s afloat and I run the boat
Believe me I’m no croaker
Ask Jellicoe, he’ll say, “What ho!
Hats off to the stoker!!”
Chorus
I’m a stoker, I’m the joker
Who works with a shovel and poker
The heat and smell is just like, well
No wonder I’m a horrible soaker
But the Fleet’s afloat and I run the boat
Believe me I’m no croaker
Ask Jellicoe, he’ll say, “What ho!
Hats off to the stoker!!”
Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the waves
And the Allies know how much they owe
To the good old British Stoker
Take your hats off! Take your boots off
To the dirty old grimy stoker