Shanty

Ahoy!

Eh, ya scabby rats been gabbin' like the pirates ye be?

An canna tell me who among ye been a-listnenin to yon Pussy?

Ach! A plague on ye all!

Let a captain come lead us and chart us a course

Through the icebergs, the fog, and the hail

On the dogwatch a strange fear invaded my heart

And my blood froze like rain on the sail



With a Yo and a Ho and there's one thing I know

We're not in the same boat at all

With a Yo and a Ho and the wind starts to blow

As we float off the edge of the world



A long list of saints will watch over me

As I'm casting my nets in the sea

A long list of saints just as long as your arm

A candle is burning for me



Concrete and steel and a flame in the night

Cromarty dogger and bight

A diver gets bends when he's pulled up too light

And the fish can play tune on him bone