Take up the sheets, me hearties,
water the deck with brine.
Bente the oars, you lousy whores,
none is bigger than mine.
Three old whores from
Winnipeg were drinking a sherry wine.
Says one of them to the other two,
yours is smaller than mine.
So take up the sheets, me hearties,
water the deck with brine.
Bente the oars, you lousy whores,
none is bigger than mine.
You're a liar,
says the other old whore
Mine's as big as the sea
The battleships sail in and out
And never a bother to me
So take up the sheets, me hearties
Water the deck with brine
Then to the oars, you lousy whores
None is bigger than mine
You're a liar,
says the other old whore
Mine's as big as the moon
The ships sail in on the first of the year
They never come out till
June
Break up the sheets, me hearties,
wa ter the deck with brine
Bend to the oars, you lousy whores,
none is bigger than mine
You're a liar, says the other old whore,
mine's as big as the air
The ships sail out and the ships sail
in and they never tickle the hair
Oh, take up the sheets, me hearties,
water the deck with brine
Bend to the oars, you lousy whores,
none is bigger than mine
You're a liar,
says the first again, I'd blush to be so small
Many's the fleet that sailed right
in and never come out at all
So take up the sheets, me hearties,
water the deck with brine
Bend to the oars, you lousy whores,
none is bigger than mine