Here are the lyrics I have for this shanty: The Campañero capstan and pumps shanty A Salty Fore Topman, Stan Hugill with Stormalong John Oh, this story I'd like to tell about a voyage to hell In that handy bandy barque the Campañero 'Tween the skipper, bosun, an' the pump They nearly drove me off me chump In the handy bandy barque the Campañero An' if ever I go to sea, no more West Coast Packets for me Like that handy bandy barque the Campañero Now I'd have ye all to know that wherever ye may go If ye see this name a-runnin' for an' aft-o Don't join her or ye'll pay, 'cos ye'll never forgit the day In that handy bandy barque the Campañero Chorus I was not very long ashore in a place called Baltimore When I shipped away to Rio de Janeiro This packet oh I joined, I was sorry that I'd signed In that handy bandy barque the Campañero Oh, she had a shanghaied crew from Hell an' Timbucktoo An' the bullies in six lingoes they could swear-o Her skipper was a dandy-o, far too fond of brandy-o In that handy bandy barque the Campañero In the roundin' of Cape Stiff, we had a little tiff With the snifters of Tierra del Fuaygo It blew like hell all day, carried our tops'ls all away In that handy bandy barque the Campañero In Cally-o we lay, just inside the Bay When the wind it blew up so bloomin' rare-o It blew like Barney's Bull, an' it nearly wrecked our hull In that handy bandy barque the Campañero A dose of Yeller Jack put the bullies on their back An' it even made the Old Man share his grog-o A Jonah's bitch was she, not meant for you or me In that handy bandy barque the Campañero I skinned out in the port, by the jaunties I was caught But their hoosegow was a pleasant place to stay-o It was a home away from home, better far than havin' to roam In that handy bandy barque the Campañero Ye may sail the whole world round, but never I'll be bound Will ye find a worser barque than this'n 'ere-O If ye'll take my advice, ye'll never join her twice In that handy bandy barque the Campañero
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