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You wouldn't be thinking of this one:;~)


THE ANTI CHANTEY

(Words and Music by David Stone
"Just a crazy idea I had for a sea chantey all about the sea,
but not about the sea...You'll see!")

Chorus:

So sing of Havarti and Colby and cheddar,
Of Gouda and old Camembert (Camembert)
To hell with your navy and souther' seas baby
It's cheese that we'll sing about here...

Let's not sing of ship or of ropes or of riggings
Let's not sing of sailors out ploughing the sea
Let's not sing of dreamers out seeking their fortunes
Let's not sing of ships, why not sing about cheese. (CHO)

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

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So sing of Havarti and Colby and cheddar,
Of Gouda and old Camembert (Camembert)
To hell with your navy and southern seas baby
It's cheese that we'll sing about here...

Let's not sing of ship or of ropes or of riggings
Let's not sing of sailors out ploughing the sea
Let's not sing of dreamers out seeking their fortunes
Let's not sing of ships, why not sing about cheese (ch)

I've ne'er been a sailor, I've not shipped aloft
I've not been a fisher, no beasts have I caught
I've ne'er cast a net nor have hauled up a trawl
If the sea is a siren, then cheese is my call! (ch)

Let's not sing of grog or of stale bread or salt beef
Let's not sing scuppers, of tot or of tides
Not weather or whales, nor sailor's tall tales
We'll sing about cheese here tonight yes we will! (ch)

Let's not sing of Frisco, Cape Horn nor Tahiti
Not sing of Australia's coast, not the coast!
Not Chile the Rio Biscay or the Indies
Just sing about cheese as we raise up our toast (ch)

So come all you old sailors don't take this to heart
My words don't belittle your trade, no they don't
I'll just never raise anchor to my old Salt Banker
As long as ashore is where great cheese is made. (ch)

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