Tonight’s The Night - Steeleye Span

Tonight's The Night - Steeleye Span
Northerly bobbing up and down
Along with all the others
Half of them have cousins in the town
And the other half are bothers
For tonight tonight they're all ashore
When they've had enough to drink they'll drink some more
That's what the old town's for
Tonight's the night for drinkin'
Southerly and it's blowing up a gale
From Portsmouth down to Dover
There they are all sopping up the ale until the storm is over
For tonight tonight they're all ashore
When they've had enough to drink they'll drink some more
That's what the old town's for
Tonight's the night for drinkin'
Easterly and it's anybody's guess
And a few of them are out there hauling
But most of them they take a little rest
When they hear Lord Nelson calling
For tonight tonight they're all ashore
When they've had enough to drink they'll drink some more
That's what the old town's for
Tonight's the night for drinkin'
Westerly and nothing but the sound
Of a thousand seagulls screaming
It's thrsty work that bobbing up and down
So it's homeward bound they're steaming
For tonight tonight they're all ashore
When they've had enough to drink they'll drink some more
That's what the old town's for
Tonight's the night for drinkin'
Northerly bobbing up and down
Along with all the others
Half of them have cousins in the town
And the other half are bothers
For tonight tonight they're all ashore
When they've had enough to drink they'll drink some more
Who ever said Lord Nelson's dead
Tonight's the night for drinkin'