Waves roll on
Days drag by
And the wind, and the sea birds cry
Rain washes down
And the night turns grey
All I can do is pray
Well on me own in San Francisco
In the year of 1849
No money in me pockets
But there's mischief on me mind
It was Jimmy Kelly’s birthday
A businessman of high renown
He said he'd host a party, he invited half the town!
He said we'd all go drinkin’ on a paddle-steamer in the bay
With barrels full of whiskey
Sure we didn't have to pay
But Kelly swiped the liquor
With a jigger full of maudlin
A pint of chloral-hydrate and a shot of opium!
Beat-down! Black-eyed!
Hobbled-up and hog-tied!
Shipped-out! Shanghaied!
Ne'er a "fare thee well"!
Rope-burned! Whip-cracked!
Burnt-back and hard-tack!
Davey Jones will steal your bones and send you down to Hell!
Davey Jones will steal your bones and send you down to Hell!
Days drag by
And the wind, and the sea birds cry
Rain washes down
And the night turns grey
All I can do is pray
Well on me own in San Francisco
In the year of 1849
No money in me pockets
But there's mischief on me mind
It was Jimmy Kelly’s birthday
A businessman of high renown
He said he'd host a party, he invited half the town!
He said we'd all go drinkin’ on a paddle-steamer in the bay
With barrels full of whiskey
Sure we didn't have to pay
But Kelly swiped the liquor
With a jigger full of maudlin
A pint of chloral-hydrate and a shot of opium!
Beat-down! Black-eyed!
Hobbled-up and hog-tied!
Shipped-out! Shanghaied!
Ne'er a "fare thee well"!
Rope-burned! Whip-cracked!
Burnt-back and hard-tack!
Davey Jones will steal your bones and send you down to Hell!
Davey Jones will steal your bones and send you down to Hell!
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