The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #80583   Message #1470224
Posted By: Dave the Gnome
25-Apr-05 - 12:02 PM
Thread Name: Really really short songs
Subject: RE: Really really short songs
To me way-hay hi-ya!
We'll pay Paddy Doyle for his boots.

To me way-hay hi-ya!
We'll all shave under the chin.

To me way-hay hi-ya!
We'll all drink whisky and gin.

There is more (we'll all throw muck at the cook, we'll all stand cap'n a round etc.) but it was generaly accepted that the tasks performed to a 'bunt' shanty (Normaly furling the sails) could be completed in 3 verses.

Cheers

DtG