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Jack Horntip	Lyr Add: Every Good Ship Has a Mainmast (chantey) (39)	RE: Lyr Add: Every Good Ship Has a Mainmast (chantey)	10 Jun 25
SLACK AWAY YER REEFY TAYCKLE Ev'ry good ship has an anchor, Ev'ry anchor has a shank Any boy'll chase a maiden if she's money in the . . . Slack away yer reefy tayckle, reefy tayckle, reefy tayckle, Slack away yer reefy tayckle, me sheets they are jammed Every good ship has a lifeboat, every lifeboat caries oars, Every boy forgets the maiden left on foreign ---- Ch. Slack away, etc. Every good ship has a side liht, every sidelight has a screen Every boy forgets the maiden left on the village ---- Every good ship has a mains'l, every mains'l has a clew, Every maiden loves a sailor rigged in navy ---- Every good ship that goes alongside, makes fast to the quay, Every girl likes a sailor who spends fast and ---- ....The omission of the last word of each stanza is correct, but I have had to use a different word at the end of each first line, and camouflage each second line a little.. Shanties from the seven seas by Hugill See here: https://archive.org/details/shantiesfromseve0000unse/page/503/mode/1up?q=%22Every+maiden+loves+a+sailor%22

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