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Thread #89807 Message #1696550
Posted By: Barry Finn
17-Mar-06 - 07:49 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: When My Spell Is Over
Subject: Lyr Add: When My Spell Is Over
When My Spell Is Over (from George Herbert of West Geelong, Australia collected by Barry Finn, 1979)
When My Spell Is over
When my spell on board is over, no more sailoring for me When I've left this goddam hooker oh how happy I will be
No more scrubbing deck on ship's side no more shinning dirty brass You can go aft & tell the skipper he can shove this ship……….
No more curry & rice on Monday, no more salty asphalt tea No more ham & eggs on Thursday no more sailoring for me
No more cleaning out the bilges, no more shinning dirty brass You can go aft & tell the skipper he can shove this ship ……….