T'was a cold and dreary morning in December And all of me money it was spent And where it went I swear I cant remember
So down to the shipping office I went
Paddy Layback Take in your sack Take a turn around the capstan, heave aboard! About ships stations boys be handy We're bound about the rise around the horn
Well it seems there was a great demand for sailors For the colonies, for frisco and for France Well I shipped aboard the limey barked the Hotspur And got legless drunk on my advance
Paddy Layback Take in your sack Take a turn around the capstan, heave aboard! About ships stations boys be handy We're bound about the rise around the horn
Well I joined her on a cold December morning A flopping of me flippers to keep me warm With the south cone hoisted as a warning To stand by the coming of a storm
Paddy Layback Take in your sack Take a turn around the capstan, heave aboard! About ships stations boys be handy We're bound about the rise around the horn
Well I woke up in the morning sippin' soarboards And I knew that I was outward bound again And a voice came a balling at the doorboards The aft man and answer to your name
Paddy Layback Take in your sack Take a turn around the capstan, heave aboard! About ships stations boys be handy We're bound about the rise around the horn
Twas on the quartz for deck when first I see him Such an ugly bunch I never seen before There was a bomb and sniff on every corner And it made my poor old heart feel sick and sore
Paddy Layback Take in your sack Take a turn around the capstan, heave aboard! About ships stations boys be handy We're bound about the rise around the hornTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
