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Thread #90681 Message #4223985
Posted By: Jack Horntip
10-Jun-25 - 08:27 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Every Good Ship Has a Mainmast (chantey)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Every Good Ship Has a Mainmast (chantey)
SLACK AWAY YER REEFY TAYCKLE
Ev'ry good ship has an anchor, Ev'ry anchor has a shank Any boy'll chase a maiden if she's money in the . . .
Slack away yer reefy tayckle, reefy tayckle, reefy tayckle, Slack away yer reefy tayckle, me sheets they are jammed
Every good ship has a lifeboat, every lifeboat caries oars, Every boy forgets the maiden left on foreign ---- Ch. Slack away, etc.
Every good ship has a side liht, every sidelight has a screen Every boy forgets the maiden left on the village ----
Every good ship has a mains'l, every mains'l has a clew, Every maiden loves a sailor rigged in navy ----
Every good ship that goes alongside, makes fast to the quay, Every girl likes a sailor who spends fast and ----
....The omission of the last word of each stanza is correct, but I have had to use a different word at the end of each first line, and camouflage each second line a little..