Boatie Boy by Jane Rouse Recorded by Three Idle Women The twenty one locks at Hatton are a boating nightmare I waited at the bottom lock, looking for someone to share A smiling young man arrived and we agreed to go together First of all we simply worked the locks and talked about the weather Chorus: As we climbed on up the Hatton flight And had several cups of tea I knew that you were the boatie boy for me We tied the boats together and one of us would run ahead We soon got in a rhythm and up the hill we sped By the time that we were half-way up I felt I'd known him forever Me lovely jolly boatie boy he's handsome and he's clever Eventually we reached the top and moored the boats together Tired from the exhausting climb we could have rested forever We parted and agreed to go along together the following day It happened that by fortune we were going the same way The story that I tell to you, how we ended up in tow And over the years we've worked the boats our love and tenderness grows And now I couldn't be without me jolly boatie boy The very first time I saw him smile I knew he would be mine The music of Three Idle Women can be heard on SoundCloud and a forthcoming album. More information can be found on their website.