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| 1 | Sittin' at the dockside, linin' for fish, | 1 | Sittin' at the dockside, linin' for fish, |
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| 2 | With all idle time that a man could wish- | 2 | With all idle time that a man could wish- |
| 3 | The world goes black with a crack on the head, | 3 | The world goes black with a crack on the head, |
| 4 | Wake with an ache and a belly unfed, | 4 | Wake with an ache and a belly unfed, |
| 5 | Take a look around and you wish you were dead- | 5 | Take a look around and you wish you were dead- |
| 6 | 'Cause you're WORKIN' ON A SLAVER! | 6 | 'Cause you're WORKIN' ON A SLAVER! |
| 7 | 7 | ||
| 8 | SINGIN' "YO HO, CRACK YOUR BACK IN TWO!" | 8 | SINGIN' "YO HO, CRACK YOUR BACK IN TWO!" |
| 9 | AS YOU PULL THE OAR OF THE GALLEY ON! | 9 | AS YOU PULL THE OAR OF THE GALLEY ON! |
| 10 | "YO HO, CRACK YOUR BACK IN TWO!" | 10 | "YO HO, CRACK YOUR BACK IN TWO!" |
| 11 | AS YOU ROW YOUR SOUL AWAY! | 11 | AS YOU ROW YOUR SOUL AWAY! |
| 12 | 12 | ||
| 13 | Can't wait in the mornin' for the day to end, | 13 | Can't wait in the mornin' for the day to end, |
| 14 | And the touch of the whip is your only friend- | 14 | And the touch of the whip is your only friend- |
| 15 | They'll work ya' hard and they'll work ya' fast, | 15 | They'll work ya' hard and they'll work ya' fast, |
| 16 | When you get enough courage to talk at last, | 16 | When you get enough courage to talk at last, |
| 17 | Then they'll wrap your entrails around the main mast- | 17 | Then they'll wrap your entrails around the main mast- |
| 18 | When you're WORKIN' ON A SLAVER! | 18 | When you're WORKIN' ON A SLAVER! |
| 19 | 19 | ||
| 20 | Well, the food they serve ends up at your feet, | 20 | Well, the food they serve ends up at your feet, |
| 21 | If you eat ship rats then ya' get more meat! | 21 | If you eat ship rats then ya' get more meat! |
| 22 | You raise the oar at the captain's call, | 22 | You raise the oar at the captain's call, |
| 23 | And no one claims that it hurts 'em at all, | 23 | And no one claims that it hurts 'em at all, |
| 24 | For it's nothin' when compared to a good keel haul- | 24 | For it's nothin' when compared to a good keel haul- |
| 25 | When you're WORKIN' ON A SLAVER! | 25 | When you're WORKIN' ON A SLAVER! |
| 26 | 26 | ||
| 27 | What do you do with a broken sailor? | 27 | What do you do with a broken sailor? |
| 28 | Earli in the mornin'? | 28 | Earli in the mornin'? |
| 29 | 29 | ||
| 30 | WAY HAY, AND UP HE RISES | 30 | WAY HAY, AND UP HE RISES |
| 31 | EARLI IN THE MORNIN'? | 31 | EARLI IN THE MORNIN'? |
| 32 | 32 | ||
| 33 | Throw him over board and drag him on the anchor! | 33 | Throw him over board and drag him on the anchor! |
| 34 | Earli in the mornin'? | 34 | Earli in the mornin'? |
| 35 | 35 | ||
| 36 | Feed 'im to the sharks 'til the bones is floatin! | 36 | Feed 'im to the sharks 'til the bones is floatin! |
| 37 | Earli in the mornin'? | 37 | Earli in the mornin'? |
| 38 | 38 | ||
| 39 | Hang 'im from the mast as a Jolly Roger! | 39 | Hang 'im from the mast as a Jolly Roger! |
| 40 | Earli in the mornin'? | 40 | Earli in the mornin'? |
| 41 | 41 | ||
| 42 | Well, there is no escapin' from the devilish pit, | 42 | Well, there is no escapin' from the devilish pit, |
| 43 | If you talk revolution then your tongue gets split- | 43 | If you talk revolution then your tongue gets split- |
| 44 | Ya' can't speak truth and ya' don't dare lie, | 44 | Ya' can't speak truth and ya' don't dare lie, |
| 45 | If ya' make them kill you then you're braver than I, | 45 | If ya' make them kill you then you're braver than I, |
| 46 | For they think of hellish ways for a man to die! | 46 | For they think of hellish ways for a man to die! |
| 47 | When you're WORKIN' ON A SLAVER! | 47 | When you're WORKIN' ON A SLAVER! |