The old sailor sat at the window So he could watch as the ships by And he drank a glass that was always filled For the of us would buy. And he would tell us tales the ships that sailed he was young and strong. And when he thought we'd heard enough of his He'd into this song. Dee dee dee dah dah dah dee dee dee dah dah Dah dah dee dee dee dum.
Each and every day spend this way the stroke of four When a as rough as a dockside tough Came through the door. She'd stalk up to sailor And he'd to the size of a pin. And she'd and shout and as she hauled him out He'd say a sheepish grin:
I've the southern oceans And the northern 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 though she may be to you, me boys, She's as sugar 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 she got as least as hot As fresh red does. And a bunch of the made offers To him from her wrath, But each and time, he would decline, Declaring a laugh:
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had my body broken, Not drowned, but bone-dry. I've heard my be spoken, spit in the Devil's eye. The sea was my mistress, Now replaced her. But just captain, Like my tough old were.
And you can have your ladies, I'm of old salt brine, And the gal you saw had in her craw, Not a instead of a spine. Sure, the old girl can get at times, But a sailor's I've been, And a storm's about, you learn to ride it out, So you can once again.
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