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The Last Shanty
Vampirate Odessa
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Well me father often told me when I was just a lad
A sailor's life is very hard, the food is always bad
But now I've joined the navy, I'm aboard a man-o-war!
And now I've found a sailor ain't a sailor any more
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast
If you see a sailing ship it might be your last
Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore
A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore
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Well the killick of our mess, he says we had it soft
It wasn't like that in his day when we were up aloft
We like our bunks and sleeping bags, but what's a hammock for?
A-swinging from the deckhead, or lying on the floor?
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up thะต mast
If you see a sailing ship it might be your last
Just get your civvies rะตady for another run-ashore
A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore
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They gave us an engine that first went up and down
Then with more technology the engine went around
We know our steam and diesel, but what's a mainyard for?
A stoker ain't a stoker with a shovel anymore
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast
If you see a sailing ship it might be your last
Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore
A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore
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They gave us an Aldiss lamp so we could do it right
They gave us a radio, we signaled day and night
We know our codes and cyphers, but what's a semaphore?
A bunting-tosser doesn't toss a bunting anymore
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast
If you see a sailing ship it might be your last
Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore
A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore
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Two cans of beer a day and that's your bleeding lot
And now we get an extra one because they stopped The Tot
So we'll put on our civvy-clothes, find a pub ashore
A sailor's just a sailor just like he was before
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast
If you see a sailing ship it might be your last
Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore
A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast
If you see a sailing ship it might be your last
Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore
A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore
A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore
A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor anymore, hey!
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