Sailor Ain’t A Sailor
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My father often told me, when I was just a lad,
A sailor's life was very hard, the food was always bad;
But now I've joined the navy, I'm on board a man-o-war,
And now I find a sailor ain't a sailor any more!
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
If you see a sailing-ship, it might be your last;
Get your civvies ready for another run ashore,
A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor any more!
The 'killick' of our mess, he says we've had it soft,
It wasn't like this in his day, when he was up aloft;
We like our bunks and sleeping bags, but what's a hammock for?
Swinging from the deckhead, or lying on the floor?
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
If you see a sailing-ship, it might be your last;
Get your civvies ready for another run ashore,
A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor any more!
They gave us an engine that first went up and down,
Then with more technology the engine went around;
We're good with steam and diesel, but what's a mainyard for?
A stoker ain't a stoker with a shovel any more!
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
If you see a sailing-ship, it might be your last;
Get your civvies ready for another run ashore,
A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor any more!
They gave us an Aldis Lamp, we can do it right,
They gave us a radio, we signal day and night;
We know our codes and ciphers, but what's a 'sema' for?
A 'bunting-tosser' doesn't toss the bunting any more!
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
If you see a sailing-ship, it might be your last;
Get your civvies ready for another run ashore,
A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor any more!
Two cans of beer a day, that's your bleeding lot!
But now we gets an extra one because they stopped the tot;
So, we'll put on our civvy-clothes and find a pub ashore,
A sailor's still a sailor, just like he was before!
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
If you see a sailing-ship, it might be your last;
Get your civvies ready for another run ashore,
A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor any more!
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
If you see a sailing-ship, it might be your last;
Get your civvies ready for another run ashore,
A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor any more!
A sailor's life was very hard, the food was always bad;
But now I've joined the navy, I'm on board a man-o-war,
And now I find a sailor ain't a sailor any more!
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
If you see a sailing-ship, it might be your last;
Get your civvies ready for another run ashore,
A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor any more!
The 'killick' of our mess, he says we've had it soft,
It wasn't like this in his day, when he was up aloft;
We like our bunks and sleeping bags, but what's a hammock for?
Swinging from the deckhead, or lying on the floor?
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
If you see a sailing-ship, it might be your last;
Get your civvies ready for another run ashore,
A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor any more!
They gave us an engine that first went up and down,
Then with more technology the engine went around;
We're good with steam and diesel, but what's a mainyard for?
A stoker ain't a stoker with a shovel any more!
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
If you see a sailing-ship, it might be your last;
Get your civvies ready for another run ashore,
A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor any more!
They gave us an Aldis Lamp, we can do it right,
They gave us a radio, we signal day and night;
We know our codes and ciphers, but what's a 'sema' for?
A 'bunting-tosser' doesn't toss the bunting any more!
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
If you see a sailing-ship, it might be your last;
Get your civvies ready for another run ashore,
A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor any more!
Two cans of beer a day, that's your bleeding lot!
But now we gets an extra one because they stopped the tot;
So, we'll put on our civvy-clothes and find a pub ashore,
A sailor's still a sailor, just like he was before!
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
If you see a sailing-ship, it might be your last;
Get your civvies ready for another run ashore,
A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor any more!
Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
If you see a sailing-ship, it might be your last;
Get your civvies ready for another run ashore,
A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor any more!
⏱️ Synced Lyrics
[00:00.00] My father often told me, when I was just a lad,
[00:03.63] A sailor's life was very hard, the food was always bad;
[00:08.11] But now I've joined the navy, I'm on board a man-o-war,
[00:11.82] And now I find a sailor ain't a sailor any more!
[00:15.43] Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
[00:19.04] If you see a sailing-ship, it might be your last;
[00:23.54] Get your civvies ready for another run ashore,
[00:27.11] A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor any more!
[00:30.76] The 'killick' of our mess, he says we've had it soft,
[00:34.38] It wasn't like this in his day, when he was up aloft;
[00:37.96] We like our bunks and sleeping bags, but what's a hammock for?
[00:42.49] Swinging from the deckhead, or lying on the floor?
[00:46.07] Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
[00:50.55] If you see a sailing-ship, it might be your last;
[00:54.18] Get your civvies ready for another run ashore,
[00:57.84] A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor any more!
[01:01.42] They gave us an engine that first went up and down,
[01:05.92] Then with more technology the engine went around;
[01:09.58] We're good with steam and diesel, but what's a mainyard for?
[01:13.17] A stoker ain't a stoker with a shovel any more!
[01:16.75] Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
[01:21.26] If you see a sailing-ship, it might be your last;
[01:24.85] Get your civvies ready for another run ashore,
[01:28.44] A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor any more!
[01:32.00] They gave us an Aldis Lamp, we can do it right,
[01:36.56] They gave us a radio, we signal day and night;
[01:40.11] We know our codes and ciphers, but what's a 'sema' for?
[01:43.87] A 'bunting-tosser' doesn't toss the bunting any more!
[01:47.43] Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
[01:51.98] If you see a sailing-ship, it might be your last;
[01:55.51] Get your civvies ready for another run ashore,
[01:59.14] A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor any more!
[02:02.72] Two cans of beer a day, that's your bleeding lot!
[02:07.21] But now we gets an extra one because they stopped the tot;
[02:10.86] So, we'll put on our civvy-clothes and find a pub ashore,
[02:14.46] A sailor's still a sailor, just like he was before!
[02:18.05] Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
[02:22.51] If you see a sailing-ship, it might be your last;
[02:26.17] Get your civvies ready for another run ashore,
[02:29.72] A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor any more!
[02:33.40] Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
[02:37.93] If you see a sailing-ship, it might be your last;
[02:41.52] Get your civvies ready for another run ashore,
[02:45.17] A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor any more!
[02:52.39]
[00:03.63] A sailor's life was very hard, the food was always bad;
[00:08.11] But now I've joined the navy, I'm on board a man-o-war,
[00:11.82] And now I find a sailor ain't a sailor any more!
[00:15.43] Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
[00:19.04] If you see a sailing-ship, it might be your last;
[00:23.54] Get your civvies ready for another run ashore,
[00:27.11] A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor any more!
[00:30.76] The 'killick' of our mess, he says we've had it soft,
[00:34.38] It wasn't like this in his day, when he was up aloft;
[00:37.96] We like our bunks and sleeping bags, but what's a hammock for?
[00:42.49] Swinging from the deckhead, or lying on the floor?
[00:46.07] Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
[00:50.55] If you see a sailing-ship, it might be your last;
[00:54.18] Get your civvies ready for another run ashore,
[00:57.84] A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor any more!
[01:01.42] They gave us an engine that first went up and down,
[01:05.92] Then with more technology the engine went around;
[01:09.58] We're good with steam and diesel, but what's a mainyard for?
[01:13.17] A stoker ain't a stoker with a shovel any more!
[01:16.75] Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
[01:21.26] If you see a sailing-ship, it might be your last;
[01:24.85] Get your civvies ready for another run ashore,
[01:28.44] A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor any more!
[01:32.00] They gave us an Aldis Lamp, we can do it right,
[01:36.56] They gave us a radio, we signal day and night;
[01:40.11] We know our codes and ciphers, but what's a 'sema' for?
[01:43.87] A 'bunting-tosser' doesn't toss the bunting any more!
[01:47.43] Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
[01:51.98] If you see a sailing-ship, it might be your last;
[01:55.51] Get your civvies ready for another run ashore,
[01:59.14] A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor any more!
[02:02.72] Two cans of beer a day, that's your bleeding lot!
[02:07.21] But now we gets an extra one because they stopped the tot;
[02:10.86] So, we'll put on our civvy-clothes and find a pub ashore,
[02:14.46] A sailor's still a sailor, just like he was before!
[02:18.05] Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
[02:22.51] If you see a sailing-ship, it might be your last;
[02:26.17] Get your civvies ready for another run ashore,
[02:29.72] A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor any more!
[02:33.40] Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast,
[02:37.93] If you see a sailing-ship, it might be your last;
[02:41.52] Get your civvies ready for another run ashore,
[02:45.17] A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor any more!
[02:52.39]