Sailors Alphabet
A stand for anchor we carry on our bow
B stand for bowspit to bowl her along
C for our capstan which we heave around
And D for our duty to which we are bound
Merrily cheerily merrily are we
No mortal on earth like a sailor at sea
Heave away haul away aye-do-a-down
Give a sailor his grog and there’s nothing go wrong
E stand for ensign which we do fly
F stand for fo’cstle belong to the man
G stand for galley the cook it belong
And H for our halliard so long and so strong.
I stand for Ireland where which we are bound
J stand for jolly boats so safe and so sound
K for the kelsey the keel it ships on
And L for our lanyards so long and so strong
M stand for mainmast so long and so strong
N stand for north points which never point wrong
O stand for oars to the boats they belong
And P for our pumps we all jog on.
Q stand for quadrant which we take the sun
R stand for rudder our keel it ships on
S stand for stern poles to build our ship on
And T for our topsails to pull her along
U stand for Union which we do do fly
V stand for Venus which we now pass by
W for wheel in which we take time
But the other three letters they won’t come in rhyme
