Bernard, 1906 (Nautical Magazine) (as cited by Gibb, and clearly Lubbock's source):

    "In speaking of the old days, what ancient mariner has not heard of that conscientious old Salt, Paddy West, who made a long-shore living by keeping a boarding house at Liverpool. Tales told of him by men in the old days would fill volumes. One in particular comes to my memory, and for the benefit of our younger mariners it will not be out of place here :—

    "Hard up for men, as a large clipper ship was about to sign on her crew, Paddy invited a country yokel with salt-water ambitions to come to his house and taste sea-hash. Then he dressed him in dungarees and engaged a certain Mrs. Waters (evidently the house cook and bottle washer) to dash a bucket of salt water over him. Having gone through these operations, the prospective mariner was gravely ordered by the ancient Paddy to walk three times round a large table upon which stood a huge bullock's horn. 'Now!' says Paddy, 'should the captain or shipping master ask you any questions when signing on, you can truthfully state that you have been round the horn (Cape Horn) three times, and that you have tasted the icy sea-spray of the nor'-west.'

    "The old Salts used to sing this yarn in verse, of which the following is a sample:-


    " As I was a-walking down Great Howard Street
       I walked into Paddy West's house,
       He gave me a plate of American hash
       And swore it was English scouse.
       Says he,'come here, young fellow,
       For now you're just in time
       To go away in a clipper ship,
       And very soon you'll sign.'
            
                Chorus.

       Put on your dungaree jacket,
          And give the boys a rest,
       And think of the cold nor'-waster
          You had down in Paddy West's."