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Thread #38990   Message #3770146
Posted By: Rivermusic
02-Feb-16 - 01:46 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Johnny Von Beck/Rebek/Verbeck/Vorbeck
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Johnny Von Beck/Rebek/Verbeck/Vorbeck
And then of course there is this

SKIPPER YAN REBECK.


Who's the king of the fighting Dutch,
SKIPPER YAN REBECK
And who do the sailors fear so much,
SKIPPER YAN REBECK

AND IT'S YA YA LEAVE YOUR HAMMOCKS,
YA YA HANDS ON DECK, YA YA BREAK YOUR BACK
FOR SKIPPER YAN REBECK.

When he got a boat of his own,
SKIPPER YAN REBECK
It was brute force kept him on the throne,
SKIPPER YAN REBECK
CH.

And who brought all the tea from China,
SKIPPER YAN REBECK
And sold it all in the Carolina,
SKIPPER YAN REBECK
CH.

And who can drink his weight in beer,
SKIPPER YAN REBECK
and only takes two baths a year,
SKIPPER YAN REBECK
CH.

Who can furl the main topsail,
SKIPPER YAN REBECK
all on his own in a living gale.
SKIPPER YAN REBECK
CH.         
                                                                                                                        
Who sleeps with four girls every night,
SKIPPER YAN REBECK
one red, one yellow, one pink, one white,
SKIPPER YAN REBECK
CH.         
                                                                                                                        
Who's the king of the fighting Dutch,
SKIPPER YAN REBECK
And who do the sailors fear so much,
SKIPPER YAN REBECK
CH.

A. Russell possibly author