The old sailor sat at the seat So he could watch as the went by And he drank from a glass that was always For the of us would buy. And he would tell us tales the ships that sailed he was young and strong. And when he we'd heard enough of his words He'd break into 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 stroke of When a woman as as a dockside tough bursting 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 with a sheepish
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 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 Salt and Pepper, For the way she was And it seemed she got as as hot As red pepper 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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had my body 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 tough old were.
And you can have 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 can get tough at times, But a sailor's I've been, And a storm's about, you learn to ride it out, So you can sail again.
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