Shanty Net

Come me own one, come me fair one, Come now unto me Could you fancy a poor sailor lad Who has just come from sea? You are ragged love, and you’re dirty love And your clothes smell much of tar So be gone you saucy sailor lad So be gone you Jack Tar If I’m […]

Sample can be heard here: http://www.saltydick.com/lyrics/20-the-sailor-s-dream.htm As I was walking down the beach one dark and stormy night I came upon a whorehouse with its red light shining bright. I walked up to the welcome mat and knocked upon the door. Who should answer but a lovely Chinese whore. She wore a pink kimono, it […]

Sample can be heard here: http://www.saltydick.com/lyrics/10-the-shaver.htm When I was a little hairless boy I went to sea in Stormy’s employ. Shipped away as a cabin boy. When I was just a shaver, a shaver. [Chorus] Oh, I was fed up with the sea, When I was just a shaver. They whacked me up and they […]

Sample can be heard here: http://www.saltydick.com/lyrics/01-banks-of-the-sacramento.htm As I was walking down the strand, Hoo dah, hoo dah. I spied two bitches hand in hand. Oh, hoo dah day. Chorus: Blow, boys, blow, for Californi-o. There’s plenty of grass to wipe your ass On the banks of the Sacramento. I chose the one with the curly […]

Written by Cyril Tawney Stanley’s a rat and a fast one at that From bulkhead to bulkhead in four seconds flat He’s come and he’s gone ‘ere an eyelid could bat But he’d do it much quicker if we had a cat. One flashing run and his visit is done Stan never lingers to join […]

Written by Cyril Tawney (c) 1958 Sally, free and easy, That should be her name, Sally, free and easy, That should be her name, Took a sailor’s lovin’, For a nursery game. Though the heart she gave me, Was not made of stone,(2X) It was sweet and hollow, Like a honey comb, Think I’ll wait […]

O, around Cape Horn we are bound to go To me Hoo-dah, to me hoo-dah Around Cape Horn through the sleet and snow To me hoo-dah, hoo-dah, day Blow boys blow, For Califor-I-O There’s planty of gold so I’ve been told On the banks of the Sacramento. Oh around the Horn with a mainskys’l set, […]

There was a ship that put to sea, And the name of the ship was the Billy of Tea The winds blew up, her bow dipped down, Oh blow, my bully boys, blow. Soon may the Wellerman come And bring us sugar and tea and rum. One day, when the tonguing is done, I’ll take […]

We’ll rant and we’ll roar like true-born young whalermen We’ll rant and we’ll roar on deck and below Until we see bottom inside the two sinkers And straight up the channel to Huasco we’ll go I was in Talcahuano last year in a whaler I bought some gold brooches for the girls in the Bay […]

In Callao there lives a gal whose name is Serafina Serafina! Serafina! She sleeps all day and fucks all night in the Callao Marina Serafina! Oh, Serafina! She’s the queen, of all the whores that live in the ol’ Casino, She used to screw for a monkey nut but now she’ll fuck for a vino. […]