Come All You Bold Sailormen

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Come all you bold sailormen
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Listen to me
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I'll sing you a song of the fish 
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of the sea

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Blow you winds westerly, westerly 
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blow
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We're bound for the south'ard so 
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steady she goes

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First comes the bluefish a waggin' 
his tail
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He comes off on deck and yells, 
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"All hands make sail!"

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Blow you winds westerly, westerly 
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blow
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We're bound for the south'ard so 
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steady she goes

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Next comes the eels with their 
nimble tails
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They jumped up aloft and loosed 
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all the sails

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Blow you winds westerly, westerly 
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blow
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We're bound for the south'ard so 
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steady she goes

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Next comes the porpoise with his 
short snout
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He jumps on the bridge and yells, 
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"Ready about!"

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Blow you winds westerly, westerly 
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blow
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We're bound for the south'ard so 
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steady she goes

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Next comes the swordfish, the 
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scourge of the sea
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The order he gives us is "Helms 
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alee!"

[Refrain]
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Blow you winds westerly, westerly 
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blow
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We're bound for the south'ard so 
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steady she goes

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Having accomplished these wonderful 
feats
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The blackfish sings out next to 
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ríes, tacks, and sheets

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Blow you winds westerly, westerly 
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blow
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We're bound for the south'ard so 
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steady she goes

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Then comes the mackerel with his 
striped back
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He plopped on the bridge and 
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yelled "Board the main tack"

[Refrain]
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Blow you winds westerly, westerly 
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blow
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We're bound for the south'ard so 
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steady she goes

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Then come the catfish with his 
chucklehead
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Out in the main chains for a 
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heave of the lead

[Refrain]
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Blow you winds westerly, westerly 
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blow
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We're bound for the south'ard so 
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steady she goes

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Last comes the whale the biggest of 
all
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Singing out from the bridge, "auld 
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haht maintzel hal"

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Blow you winds westerly, westerly 
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blow
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We're bound for the south'ard so 
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steady she goes

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Well, up jumps the fisherman, 
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stalwart and grim
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And with his big net, he scoops 
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'em all in

[Refrain]
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Blow you winds westerly, westerly 
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blow
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We're bound for the south'ard so 
  B          E
steady she goes