The Pig and Whistle Line

From Sydney down to Eden

and all the ports between

at every wharf and jetty

it is a lively scene

Hear the whistle blow, its time to go below

The hawser's free, we're out to sea

We're leaving here on time

Hear the whistle blow, its time to go below

We’re off at last, lets raise a glass

To the Pig and Whistle Line

The noise it is cacophonous

When livestock goes below

There’s Pigs and cows and horses

As the gantry swings them low

Hear the whistle blow, its time to go below

The hawser's free, we're out to sea

We're leaving here on time

Hear the whistle blow, its time to go below

We’re off at last, lets raise a glass

To the Pig and Whistle Line

But when you hear the whistle

You better be aboard

Passengers will soon regret

If the whistle they’ve ignored

Hear the whistle blow, its time to go below

The hawser's free, we're out to sea

We're leaving here on time

Hear the whistle blow, its time to go below

We’re off at last, lets raise a glass

To the Pig and Whistle Line

Merimbula waits for no man

When it’s time to slip the lines

The Merimbula is departing

On the Pig and Whistle Line

Hear the whistle blow, its time to go below

The hawser's free, we're out to sea

We're leaving here on time

Hear the whistle blow, its time to go below

We’re off at last, lets raise a glass

To the Pig and Whistle Line