John Warner has written a host of nautical songs - some are listed on his website

A quick list from his singing partner Margaret Walters -

John has about 12 songs in the Old Tom the killer whale of Twofold Bay series - all sea related

13 songs in his Pirates collection - mostly oriented towards young kids;

and another dozen or so songs not so easily classified - Whale Road (for example), Sydney Harbour Tugs, Murray River Shipwright.

And there were a whole lot about the Wharfies strike in 1998 - one in particular that talks about working on the cranes that move containers onto ships.

LYR ADD:   PACK O' PIRATES
John Warner © 11/10/96

We're a pack of pirates, what are we?
Pirates, pirates, yo ho ho!
Rattling along on a rolling sea,
Pirates, pirates, yo ho ho!

Patches on our eyes and big, black hats
Cannon, cutlasses and yellow-eyed cats
Heave her up and away we go!
Pirates, pirates, yo ho ho!

We've a big fat ship with room in the hold ...
For plunder, prisoners, silver and gold ...
If there's no gold in the loot we take,
We'll take lemonade and a chocolate cake ...

Under the Harbour Bridge we'll sail ...
The Skull and Crossbones at our tail ...
We'll bombard a ferry or two,
With water bombs full of paint and glue ...

Out through the Heads in our pirate barque ...
Followed by a pack of hungry shark ...
Mean black fins follow in our wake,
I wonder if sharks like chocolate cake? ...

Don't we look such a scurvy crew? ...
Covered in chocolate, paint and glue ...
Didn't we had a such a lovely day?
Won't mum have a few words to say? ...