SEA SONGS - online songbook

70 Traditional Sea & sailing related songs with complete lyrics.

	MARRYAT IN "THE IMPERIEUSE." See Mrs. Ross Church's Life and Letters of Captain Marryat. Between the guns we laid him, Our Middy, with the rest; The Mounseers off had paid him For good at last we guessed; Young monkey, stayed for ever Are all you tricks and fun; With your mad jokes you'll never Serve out another one. Our first Lieutenant going Along-decks, thus gave tongue; " Well, he's done with his crowing ; He won't live to be hung ;" Then Middy, most disgusted, He wa'n't one to say die, Blinks his peepers and out-busted Faintly, from his lips, " You lie ! "