Lyrics

[Verse 1] I decided to go to sea When I was twenty-two But bein' a farmer for half me life I didn't know what to do And then a sailor says "Paddy West will show you like he shall be" For one sure thing about Paddy West He's never been to sea [Chorus] Put on your dungaree jackets And walk up lookin' your best And tell them you're an old sailor man That's come from Paddy West [Verse 2] Then I went walkin' down London Road 'Til I come to Paddy West's inn He made me a sailor that very night While he filled my glass with gin He put me in a rockin' chair And he rocked me to and fro Sayin', "Now, you'll work like a sailor man Unsteady as you go" [Chorus] Put on your dungaree jackets And walk up lookin' your best And tell them you're an old sailor man That's come from Paddy West [Verse 3] He showed me the starboard, he showed me the port He showed me the aft and forward Then, Paddy, he calls for a length of rope And he lays it on the floor And I stepped over and back again 'Til he says to me, "That's fine Now, when they ask if you've been to sea You can say you crossed the line", whoa! [Chorus] Put on your dungaree jackets And walk up lookin' your best And tell them you're an old sailor man That's come from Paddy West [Verse 4] There's one more thing you will have to do Before you sail away That's to step around the table Where a-drinkin's on the sea And when they ask, "Were you ever at sea?" You can say, "I've been 'round the Horn" And beg on that you're a sailor Since the day that you were born [Chorus] Put on your dungaree jackets And walk up lookin' your best And tell them you're an old sailor man That's come from Paddy West [Chorus] So put on your dungaree jackets And walk up lookin' your best And tell them you're an old sailor man That's come from Paddy West