[ UNDER CONSTRUCTION ]
[Please excuse the "mess."]
A is the anchor that holds a bold
ship,
B is the bowsprit that often does dip,
C is the capstan
on which we do wind, and
D is the davits on which the jolly boat hangs.
Oh, hi derry, hey derry, ho derry down,
Give sailors their
grog and there's nothing goes wrong,
So merry, so merry, so merry are we,
No matter who's laughing at sailors at sea.
E is the ensign, the red, white,
and blue,
F is the fo'c'sle, holds the ship's crew,
G is the gangway
on which the mate takes his stand,
H is the hawser that seldom does strand.
Oh, hi derry, hey derry, ho derry down,
Give sailors
their grog and there's nothing goes wrong,
So merry, so merry, so merry are we,
No matter who's laughing at sailors
at sea.
I is the irons where the stuns'l
boom sits,
J is the jib-boom that often does dip,
K are the keelsons
of which you've told, and
L are the lanyards that always will hold.
Oh, hi derry, hey derry, ho derry down,
Give sailors
their grog and there's nothing goes wrong,
So merry, so merry, so merry are we,
No matter who's laughing at sailors
at sea.
M is the main mast, so stout and
so strong,
N is the north point that never points wrong,
O are
the orders of which we must be'ware, and
P are the pumps that cause sailors to swear.
Oh, hi derry, hey derry, ho derry down,
Give sailors
their grog and there's nothing goes wrong,
So merry, so merry, so merry are we,
No matter who's laughing at sailors at sea.
Q is the quadrant, the sun for
to take,
R is the riggin' that always does shake,
S is the starboard
side of our bold ship, and
T are the topmasts that often do split.
Oh, hi derry, hey derry, ho derry down,
Give sailors
their grog and there's nothing goes wrong,
So merry, so merry, so merry are we,
No matter who's laughing at sailors
at sea.
U is the ugliest old Captain of
all,
V are the vapours that come with the squall,
W is the windlass
on which we do wind, and
X, Y, and Z,
well, I can't put in rhyme!
Oh, hi derry, hey derry, ho derry down,
Give sailors
their grog and there's nothing goes wrong,
So merry, so merry, so merry are we,
No matter who's laughing at sailors
at sea.
