Paddy West-Ewan MacColl

[ti:Paddy West] [ar:Ewan MacColl] [al:Songs of the Sea] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Paddy West - Ewan MacColl [00:15.60]As I was walkin' down London road [00:19.64]I come to Paddy West's house [00:22.64] [00:23.60]He gave me a dish of American hash [00:27.32]He called it Liverpool scouse [00:30.27] [00:31.34]He said There's a ship and wantin' hands [00:35.10]And on her you greely sign [00:38.30] [00:39.12]The mate's a bastard the captain's worse [00:42.92]But she will suit you fine [00:46.96]Take off yer dungaree jacket [00:50.90]And give yourself a rest [00:53.81] [00:54.58]And we'll think on them cold nor'westerns [00:57.94]That we had at Paddy West's [01:02.02] [01:06.38]When we had a finish [01:09.80]Boys the wind began to blow [01:13.72] [01:14.49]He sent me a bray attic [01:17.50] [01:18.39]The main-royal for to stow [01:21.49] [01:22.21]But when I got a bray attic [01:25.69]No main-royal could I find [01:29.40]So I turned round to the window [01:33.28]And I furled the window blind [01:37.16] [01:37.92]Take off yer dungaree jacket [01:41.59]And give yourself a rest [01:44.49] [01:45.22]And we'll think on them cold nor'westers [01:48.77]That we had at Paddy West's [01:52.77] [01:56.86]Now Paddy he pipes all hands on deck [02:00.58]Their stations for to man [02:03.38] [02:04.58]His wife she stood in the doorway [02:07.77]With a bucket in her hand [02:11.09] [02:11.90]And Paddy he cries Now let 'er rip [02:15.58]She throws the water our way [02:18.75]Cryin Clew in the fore t'gan'sl boys [02:23.04]She's takin on the spray [02:26.27] [02:27.07]Take off yer dungaree jackets [02:30.25] [02:30.78]And give youself a rest [02:33.62] [02:34.30]And we'll think on them cold nor'westers [02:37.57]That we had at Paddy West's [02:41.39] [02:45.70]Now seein' she's bound for the south'ard [02:49.43]To Frisco she was bound [02:52.49] [02:53.59]Paddy he takes a length of rope [02:56.93]He lays it on the ground [03:00.73]And we all steps over [03:02.72]And back again [03:04.21]And he says to me That's fine [03:07.73]And when they ask were you ever at sea [03:11.88]You can say you crossed the line [03:15.90]Take off yer dungaree jackets [03:19.84]And give yourself a rest [03:22.61] [03:23.33]And we'll think on them cold nor'westers [03:26.59]That we had at Paddy West's [03:30.28] [03:34.97]There's only one thing for you to do [03:38.91]Before you sail away [03:41.71] [03:42.53]Just step around the table [03:46.18]Where the bullock's horn do lay [03:49.65] [03:50.47]And when they ask Were you ever at sea [03:54.20]You can say Ten times 'round the Horn [03:57.66]And Be Jesus but you're the sailors [04:01.55]From the day that you were born [04:06.04]Put on yer dungaree jacket [04:09.88]And walk out lookin' yer best [04:12.99] [04:13.73]And tell 'em that you're an old sailor man [04:17.84]That's come from Paddy West's