Paddy Goes To Holyhead - The Annie B.

Come all you jolly sailor lads that ne'er went out to sea
of a ship called the Annie B. I will sing in praise to thee
she was a famous one-mast-strip the pride of Sidney-Quay
she carried a crew of 102 a dog named Billy and me

Hey hey ho and the winds do blow
did I tell you girl I love you so
Hey hey ho I want you to know
when I hear the whistle blow
I have to go.

The skipper was an Irishman he trailed from West-Belfast
and a dutchman was the sailor called the man behind the mast
the navigator was a bum his nose was red as tart
our mate was a small Russian guy knew ev'ry pub on the chart

Hey hey ho and the winds do blow
did I tell you girl I love you so
Hey hey ho I want you to know
when I hear the whistle blow
I have to go.

A prisoner was our cook before we sailed away
he always served the whiskey pure three times and more a day
the morning we left Sidney-Town our ship ran short of wind
we had to get right out of the wet and ev'ryone shove behind.

Hey hey ho and the winds do blow
did I tell you girl I love you so
Hey hey ho I want you to know
when I hear the whistle blow
I have to go.

When going around the Silver Reef a terrible storm now blew
we tightened her sails with a horses´ reign and steered for Timbuktoo
but our cargo shifted we're done cried Cpatain Lee
and a 102 sailors Billy and me jumped into the deep blue sea

Hey hey ho and the winds do blow
did I tell you girl I love you so
Hey hey ho I want you to know
when I hear the whistle blow
I have to go.

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