One of the last songs that the late Barry Finn introduced to the sea music community was this modern day merchant mariner song:

By Roger Hussey, crew on the Norwegian MST (Motor Ship Tanker) Borjholt
From the singing of Barry Finn 9/17/07

VENEZUELA TO TRINIDAD

On the Venezuela to Trinidad run (Trinidad run)
Our ship goes to hell, we're all havin' way too much fun (way too much fun)

Chorus:

Venezuela to Trinidad,
Trinidad to Venezuela!

Venezuela is flamenco, an' hot guitar strums (hot guitar strums)
Trinidad is calypso, an' loud steel drums (loud steel drums) (CHO)

Carry crude oil to Trinidad refineries (refineries)
To Venezuela for more crude, we run back empty (run back empty) (CHO)

For most tankers it's long at sea, short time in port (short time in port)
But we've tied up long, our sea time is short (sea time is short) (CHO)

When we tie up, the bar girls an' taxi cabs come (taxi cabs come)
Here comes a weekend, of riot an' rum (riot an' rum) (CHO)

Lars is locked in his cabin, the rich owner's son; (rich owner's son)
He's a drunken exile, at thirty-one (at thirty-one) (CHO)

If we're rowdy ashore, we end up in jail (end up in jail)
Rum an' pesos from Lars, an' we're soon out on bail (soon out on bail) (CHO)

Miss our sailing, hung over, roll over an' then (roll over an' then)
Wait a week, stay drunk, an' our ship's back again (our ship's back again) (CHO)

Beg the purser, "Please, just one more advance!" (one more advance)
What with girls an' booze, your wallet does not stand a chance (not stand a chance) (CHO)

After eight trips the chief''s at the end of his wits (end of his wits)
After ten trips they send us, back home to refit (home to refit) (CHO)

So it's pack up an' back to the hirin' hall (the hirin' hall)
An' it's farewell to flamenco, an' steel drums all (an' steel drums all) (CHO)

Cheerily,
Charley Noble