Haul Away Joe
Oh, when I was a little boy me mother often told me;
Way, haul away, we'll haul away for Rosie, Oh.
That if I did not kiss the girls me lips would grow all moldy.
Way haul away, we'll haul away Joe.
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Way haul away, we'll haul for better weather.
Way haul away, we'll haul away Joe.
Way haul away, we'll haul away together.
Way haul away, we'll haul away Joe.
I sailed the seas for seven years not knowin' what I was missin';
Way, haul away, we'll haul away for Rosie, Oh.
Then I trimmed my sails before the gales and started in a-kissin'.
Way haul away, we'll haul away Joe.
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Well, first I had an Irish gal, her name was Kitty Brannigan;
Way, haul away, we'll haul away for Rosie, Oh.
She stole me boots, she stole me clothes, she pinched me plate and pannikin.
Way haul away, we'll haul away Joe.
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And then I got a German girl, but she was fat and lazy,
Way, haul away, we'll haul away for Rosie, Oh.
And then I got a Yankee girl, she damn near drove me crazy.
Way haul away, we'll haul away Joe.
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King Louis was the king of France before the revolution.
Way, haul away, we'll haul away for Rosie, Oh.
And then he got his head chopped off it spoiled his constitution.
Way haul away, we'll haul away Joe.
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Saint Patrick was a gentleman. He came from decent people.
Way, haul away, we'll haul away for Rosie, Oh.
He built a church in Dublin town and on it put a steeple.
Way haul away, we'll haul away Joe.
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Once I was in Ireland a'digging turf and taties.
Way, haul away, we'll haul away for Rosie, Oh.
But now I'm on a Yankee ship a'hauling on the braces.
Way haul away, we'll haul away Joe.
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You call yerself a second mate, an' cannot tie a bowline;
Way, haul away, we'll haul away for Rosie, Oh.
You cannot even stand up straight when the packet she's a rollin'.
Way haul away, we'll haul away Joe.
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