SAMMY'S BAR or THE LAST BOAT'S A'LEAVIN (Cyril Tawney) I went down to Sammy's Bar Hey, the last boat's a'leavin By the shore at Pieta Haul away the daighsoe And my real love, she was there Hey, the last boat's a'leavin There was sand all in her hair Haul away the daighsoe How did sand get in your hair Hey, the last boat's a'leavin Darling Johnny put it there Haul away the daighsoe He's a better man by far Hey, the last boat's a'leavin Because he drives a Yankee car Haul away the daighsoe Fourteen days I drank no wine Hey, the last boat's a'leavin Saving for that love of mine Haul away the daighsoe Then one day in Paula square Hey, the last boat's a'leavin At a paper I did stare Haul away the daighsoe Johnny tried a hairpin bend Hey, the last boat's a'leavin For my love, that was the end Haul away the daighsoe Going back to Sammy's Bar Hey, the last boat's a'leavin I don't need no Yankee car Haul away the daighsoe Daighsoe=watertaxi, Maltese term
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