Lyrics

Salty Dog Sea Shanty
Words and Music by Gary Browe

We were walkin' by the whaler's ship
It was docked out in the harbor
We were walkin' by the whaler's ship
It was tethered to dry land

Patrick was a whaling man
Like his father before him
Patrick was a whaling man
Like his dear old dad

Hale, Ho, grab a cup
Fill it up to the brim, boy
Hale, Ho, grab a cup
We're sailing in the morning

Nothin's better than a mother's love
When you're sailing out to sea, boy
Nothin's better than a mother's love
Except rum and shepherd's pie

Hale, Ho, grab a cup
Fill it up to the brim, boy
Hale, Ho, grab a cup
We're sailing in the morning

The gang's all here and the beer is cold
And the boys all want to sing, boy
The gang's all here and the beer is cold
We're singin' Oh, Danny Boy

Hale, Ho, grab a cup
Fill it up to the brim, boy
Hale, Ho, grab a cup
We're sailing in the morning

Michael had a boat to row
Said he'd rowed to freedom
Michael had a boat to row
To sail on to be free

So, if you want to be a salty dog
Beyond that over yonder
If you want to be a salty dog
You got to live your life

Yes, if you want to be a salty dog
Beyond that over yonder
If you want to be a salty dog
You got to live your life

Hale, Ho, grab a cup
Fill it up to the brim, boy
Hale, Ho, grab a cup
We're sailing in the morning

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