BLACK BALL FERRY LINE
(Thompson / Rarig)

as recorded by
Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters
with Vic Schoen & his Orchestra


On the Black Ball Ferry Line, up in Seattle,
Where the sunshine seldom shines, up in Seattle,
All the whistles go and the bells go,
And the ferry boats are chuggin' right along, right along.

All the people love to ride the blue Pacific,
On the Black Ball Ferry Line, to be specific,
While the whistles blow and the bells go,
And the ferry boats are chuggin' right along, right along.

Up on the upper deck
The view is great, by heck!
You love your gal a peck and you're in clover!
And when the whistles blow
You hate to go below,
'Cause that's the signal that the fun is nearly over!

On the Black Ball Ferry Line, up in Seattle,
Every single G O P and Democrat'll
Hear those whistles go and the bells go,
As the ferry boats are chuggin' right along, 
(right along), (right along, right along).

Get aboard, get aboard when the weather's fine,
Take your pick of the ferries on the Black Ball Line.
There's the Illahee and the Chippewa,
And the Quillayute, the Kalakala,
You'll find all these on the Black Ball Line.
The Klahanie, (ooh!), the Nisqually, (ohh!),
There's the Malahat, (well think o' that!),
The Klickitat, (there goes my hat!),
The SS City Of Sacramento.
(what are we doin' down in California, uh?)

All the people love to ride the blue Pacific,
On the Black Ball Ferry Line, to be specific,
While the whistles go and the bells go,
And the ferry boats are chuggin' right along, 
(right along), right along, (right along).

Down in the engine room,
The boilers hum a tune,
They're singin' "Love In Bloom"
With deep emotion.
And on the deck above,
Each happy pair in love
Is holdin' hands and dreamin'
That they own the ocean!

On the Black Ball Ferry Line, up in Seattle,
Every single G O P and Democrat'll
Hear the whistles go and the bells go,
As the ferry boats are chuggin' right along, 
(right along), right along (right along).
Oh the ferry boats are chug-a-lug-a-luggin',
All the ferry boats are chugatty--chuggin',
Ferry boats are chugatty-chuggin' along!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - July 2018)