Does anyone know the words to the song 'My Brother Sylvest'?

Question

My gran used to sing this to me when I was young but I can't remember the words. I think the chorus went something like this:
My brother Sylvest
He's got a row of 40 medals on his chest, big chest,
He killed 40 Indians in the west, he takes no rest,
Don't shove just push, plenty o' room for you and me.
(and one of the verses)
He's got an arm just like a leg,
and a punch that'd sink a battle ship
He jumped of a harbour in New York
and he swam like a man made of cork.

Unfortunately my gran died last year so I can't ask her but would love to sing the song to my son as I always had a really good laugh when it was sung to me.

Answer 1

Have you heard about the big strong man?
He lived in a caravan.
Have you heard about the Jeffrey Johnson fight?
Oh, Lord what a hell of a fight.
You can take all of the heavyweights you’ve got.
We’ve got a lad that can beat the whole lot.
He used to ring bells in the belfry,
Now he’s gonna fight Jack Demspey.

That was my brother Sylvest’ (What’s he got?)
A row of forty medals on his chest (big chest!)
He killed fifty bad men in the west; he knows no rest.
Think of a man, hells’ fire, don’t push, just shove,
Plenty of room for you and me.
He’s got an arm like a leg (a ladies’ leg!)
And a punch that would sink a battleship (big ship!)
It takes all of the Army and the Navy to put the wind up Sylvest’.

Now, he thought he’d take a trip to Italy.
He thought that he’d go by sea.
He dove off the harbor in New York,
And swam like a great big shark.
He saw the Lusitania in distress.
He put the Lusitania on his chest.
He drank all of the water in the sea,
And he walked all the way to Italy.

He thought he take a trip to old Japan.
They turned out a big brass band.
You can take all of the instruments you’ve got,
We got a lad that can play the whole lot.
And the old church bells will ring (Hells bells!)
The old church choir will sing (Hells fire!)
They all turned out to say farewell to my big brother Sylvest’.

Answer 2

Have you heard about the big strong man?
He lived in a caravan.
Have you heard about the Jeffrey Johnson fight?
Oh, Lord what a hell of a fight.
You can take all of the heavyweights you’ve got.
We’ve got a lad that can beat the whole lot.
He used to ring bells in the belfry,
Now he’s gonna fight Jack Demspey.

That was my brother Sylvest’ (What’s he got?)
A row of forty medals on his chest (big chest!)
He killed fifty bad men in the west; he knows no rest.
Think of a man, hells’ fire, don’t push, just shove,
Plenty of room for you and me.
He’s got an arm like a leg (a ladies’ leg!)
And a punch that would sink a battleship (big ship!)
It takes all of the Army and the Navy to put the wind up Sylvest’.

Now, he thought he’d take a trip to Italy.
He thought that he’d go by sea.
He dove off the harbor in New York,
And swam like a great big shark.
He saw the Lusitania in distress.
He put the Lusitania on his chest.
He drank all of the water in the sea,
And he walked all the way to Italy.

He thought he take a trip to old Japan.
They turned out a big brass band.
You can take all of the instruments you’ve got,
We got a lad that can play the whole lot.
And the old church bells will ring (Hells bells!)
The old church choir will sing (Hells fire!)
They all turned out to say farewell to my big brother Sylvest’.

Answer 3

He's my brother Sylvest,
WHAT'S HE GOT?
He's got a row of forty medals on his chest,
BIG CHEST!
Don't push,don't shove,
Plenty of room for you and me.
He' got an arm like a leg
BIG LEG!
And a punch that would sink a battleship,
BIG SHIP!
Takes all the army and the navy
to put the wind up.
SYLVEST!

Answer 4

My Brother Sylvest

Answer 5

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Answer 6

My welsh uncle who died sometime ago, would sing this song at Christmas to the family. I remember it well but not every word. Great song sung by a great man

Answer 7

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Answer 8

no sorry