The old sat at the window seat So he could watch as the ships by And he drank a glass that was always filled For the rest of us buy. And he would tell us tales about the that sailed he was young and strong. And when he thought we'd heard of his words He'd break this song. Dee dee dee dah dah dah dee dee dee dah dah Dah dah dee dee dee dum.
Each and every day he'd spend way Until the of four When a woman as rough as a tough Came through the door. She'd up to that sailor And he'd shrink to the of a pin. And curse and shout and as she hauled him out He'd say with a sheepish
I've sailed the southern And the stormy sea, But now that me over, me boys, It's harbor for me. I know you call us and Pepper, For an old I may be, But she may be pepper to you, me boys, She's sweet as to me. Dee dee dee dah dah dah dee dee dee dah dah Dah dah dee dee dee dum.
Yes, we called them and Pepper, For the way she was And it seemed she got as as hot As fresh red does. And a of the boys made offers To protect him her wrath, But each and every time, he decline, Declaring a laugh:
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I've had my broken, Not drowned, but bone-dry. heard my name be spoken, I've spit in the eye. The sea was my mistress, Now Pepper's her. But just captain, Like my old captain's were.
And you can your milquetoast ladies, I'm made of old brine, And the gal you saw had in her craw, Not a lace of a spine. Sure, the old girl can get at times, But a what I've been, And when a about, you learn to ride it out, So you can sail again.
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