I am a sailor from times gone by
This story I tell with a tear in my eye
A sailor boy I was pressed with a bang
A naval career at the blessing of a gang
The world’s oceans I sailed far and wide
I served a king that I couldn’t abide
I was thrashed with the cat
For stealing fat
We hunted whales for food and oil
Killed pirates and raiders we enjoyed the spoil
We lived for the prize and the coin on the drum
Whilst drinking French brandy and naval rum
We fought the French all over the sea
Whilst watching water as far as we could see
The ocean was cold in the dead of night
It made people die without a fight
I observed the sun setting in a beautiful sky
The dolphins leapt and brought a tear to my eye
A swashbuckling adventure I did live
For another life, what I would give
I hope one day I shall return to home
But till that day this Ocean I shall roam