gordon bok - jericho lyrics
[verse 1]
when she’s a tight old staver
then do all you can to save her;
when she drops her dear old transom
time to pack your gear and leave her
[chorus]
ho+ro, the wind and snow
flying o’er the jericho
when the stormy winds do blow
swing her off and let her go
[verse 2]
here’s to her lodging knees
and her bobstays, if you please
here’s to her trestle trees:
may they never leave her
[chorus]
ho+ro, the wind and snow
flying o’er the jericho
when the stormy winds do blow
swing her off and let her go
[verse 3]
when the frog is on the punkin
and you hear the bells a+tunkin’
then remember mama’s warnin’:
keep her off the rockpiles, darling
[chorus]
ho+ro, the wind and snow
flying o’er the jericho
when the stormy winds do blow
swing her off and let her go
[verse 4]
here’s to the dear old lady
here’s to her paint and putty
here’s to her chain plates, darling
may they keep her all together
[chorus]
ho+ro, the wind and snow
flying o’er the jericho
when the stormy winds do blow
swing her off and let her go
[verse 5]
keep her full and keep her going
never jibe her when it’s blowing;
there’s no way of knowing
when she’s going to tear it, darling
[chorus]
ho+ro, the wind and snow
flying o’er the jericho
when the stormy winds do blow
swing her off and let her go
[verse 6]
don’t you go down to the city
though the women all be pretty:
they’ll take your money, darling
oh, and they’ll reef your mainsail
[chorus]
ho+ro, the wind and snow
flying o’er the jericho
when the stormy winds do blow
swing her off and let her go
[verse 7]
so here’s to her garboard strakes
and to the water that she makes
when to the pumps we takes
just to let her know we love her
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