Shanty

Lyrics

And before the weather forecast, I have a gale warning Attention all shipping, the met office has issued The following gale warning to shipping at 23:45 BST Let a captain come lead us and chart us a course Through the icebergs, the fog and the hail On the dog watch a strange fear invaded my heart And my blood froze like rain on the sail With a "Yo" and a "Ho" and there's one thing I know We're not in the same boat at all With a "Yo" and a "Ho" and the wind starts to blow As we float off the edge of the world A long list of saints will watch over me As I'm casting my nets in the sea A long list of saints just as long as your arm A candle is burning for me With a "Yo" and a "Ho" and there's one thing I know We're not in the same boat at all With a "Yo" and a "Ho" and the wind starts to blow As we float off the edge of the world (Brendan Croker now) Concrete and steel and a flame in the night Cromarty, Dogger and Bight A diver gets bends when he's pulled up too tight All the fish can play tune on him bone With a "Yo" and a "Ho" and there's one thing I know We're not in the same boat at all With a "Yo" and a "Ho" and the wind starts to blow As we float off the edge of the world We float off the edge of the world As we float off the edge of the world As we float off the edge of the world