Shanty Net

In the Black Ball line I served my time To me way-aye-aye, hurray-ah And that’s the line where you can shine Hurrah for the Black Ball Line The Black Ball Ships are good and true They are the ships for me and you For once there was a Black Ball Ship That fourteen knots an […]

To me Way-ay-ay yah! We’ll pay Paddy Doyle for his boots! To me Way-ay-ay yah! We’ll all drink brandy and gin! To me Way-ay-ay yah! We’ll all shave under the chin! We’ll all throw shit  at the cook! The dirty ol’ man’s on the poop! We’ll bouse ‘er up and be done! We’ll pay Paddy […]

Now Jack was a sailor who roamed on the town
And she was a damsel who walked up and down
Said the damsel to Jack as she passed him by
Would ye like for to purchase some quare bungle rye raddy rye
Fol de diddle rye raddy rye raddy rye.