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 horn
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