The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #18650   Message #186442
Posted By: SeanM
28-Feb-00 - 07:00 PM
Thread Name: Help: sea terms
Subject: RE: Help: sea terms
And back in the Nautical Terms that have made it to sea songs/shanties that most of us know...

"Paddy lay back
Paddy lay back
Take in yer slack
Take in yer slack
Take a turn around the capstan, heave a pawl
Heave a pawl!
'Round ship's stations boys, be handy
Be handy
We're bound for Vallaparaiso 'round the horn.

M