Especially love the second verse: "Call yourself a first mate and you cannot tie a bowline". Not had many jobs where the 'manager' would have been any good at it. Working songs for working folks, still good today.
Lyrics: So long, me boys, you've been to sea You cannot tie a bowline Ho bowline, bowline haul! So long me boys you've been to sea You cannot tie a bowline Ho bowline, bowline haul! (Chorus): A bowline, a bowline You cannot tie a bowline Ho bowline, bowline haul! A bowline, a bowline You cannot tie a bowline Ho bowline, bowline haul! You calls yourself the first mate And cannot tie a bowline Ho bowline, bowline haul! You calls yourself the second mate And cannot tie a bowline Ho bowline, bowline haul! (Chorus) Well freezing storm and sun and rain I've never met a girl like Lucy Jane Ho bowline, bowline haul! She lived in the sun as well as the rain I've never met a girl like Lucy Jane Ho bowline, bowline haul! (Chorus) The last ten months I've been at sea And any girl'd look good to me Ho bowline, bowline haul! The last ten months I've been at sea And the cabin boy looks good to me Ho bowline, bowline haul! (Chorus) I've had me money and a week ashore I'll pack me bags for sea once more Ho bowline, bowline haul! I've had me money and a week ashore I'll pack me bags for sea once more Ho bowline, bowline haul! (Final Chorus)
@@mlv1055 Basically, some folk can't tie a knot yet claim to be seamen, also if you get to the tenth month straight at sea mark, well your mind might start wandering
A bowline is a historically important knot, and remains so today for those who use ropes. In a nutshell, from 2:08, lyrics are: You call yourself the first mate And cannot tie a bowline Ho bowline, bowline hard You call yourself the second mate And cannot tie a bowline Ho bowline, bowline hard A bowline, a bowline You cannot tie a bowline Ho bowline, bowline hard A bowline, a bowline You cannot tie a bowline Ho bowline, bowline hard etc…
