Of all the docks upon the blue br There was no dockyard, old or new, br To touch the dock at Cockatoo. br br Of all the ministerial clan br There was no nicer, worthier man br Than Admiral O'Sullivan. br br Of course, we mean E. W. br O'Sullivan, the hero who br Controlled the dock at Cockatoo. br br To workmen he explained his views -- br "You need not toil unless you choose, br Your only work is drawing screws." br br And sometimes to their great surprise br When votes of censure filled the skies br He used to give them all a rise. br br "What odds about a pound or two?" br Exclaimed the great E. W. br O'Sullivan at Cockatoo. br br The dockyard superintendent, he br Was not at all what he should be -- br He sneered at all this sympathy. br br So when he gave a man the sack br O'Sullivan got on his track br And straightway went and fetched him back. br br And with a sympathetic tear br He'd say, "How dare you interfere, br You most misguided engineer? br br "Your sordid manners please amend -- br No man can possibly offend br Who has a Member for a friend. br br "With euchre, or a friendly rub, br And whisky, from the nearest 'pub', br We'll make the dockyard like a club. br br "Heave ho, my hearties, play away, br We'll do no weary work today. br What odds -- the public has to pay! br br "And if the public should complain br I'll go to Broken Hill by train br To watch McCarthy making rain." br br And there, with nothing else to do br No doubt the great E. W. br Will straightway raise McCarthy's screw.