Original lyrics by Greg Scott & Joe Weihi from Seattle.
Hose me down, boys, hose me down
Roll me o’er, boys, and watch me drown
Let the whirlpool suck me down, boys
Hose me down, boys, hose me down
Now there’s one thing makes me angry
Never fails to raise me ire
When I wake up in the morning
And me hair’s been set afire, boys
Hose me down, boys, hose me down
Roll me o’er, boys, and watch me drown
Let the whirlpool suck me down, boys
Hose me down, boys, hose me down
Well, I thought I’d write a shanty
But I’ve never been to sea
But I’ve seen Moby Dick twelve times
And that’s enough for me, boys
Hose me down, boys, hose me down
Roll me o’er, boys, and watch me drown
Let the whirlpool suck me down, boys
Hose me down, boys, hose me down
Well, I think I saw a sailboat
But I really couldn’t say
‘Cause I’ve never seen a sailboat
And it was very far away, boys
Hose me down, boys, hose me down
Roll me o’er, boys, and watch me drown
Let the whirlpool suck me down, boys
Hose me down, boys, hose me down
Now I’m sailing on a sailboat
With a captain good and true
If you ask what kind of sailboat
Well, I haven’t got a clue, boys
Hose me down, boys, hose me down
Roll me o’er, boys, and watch me drown
Let the whirlpool suck me down, boys
Hose me down, boys, hose me down
Now the ship is mighty crowded
With a hundred men and me
Who would live with a hundred sailors
That is why I went to sea, boys
Shanty lyrics as sung at Redfern Shanty Club, Camperdown Shanty Club, Surry Hills Shanty Club. More info
Featured image (c) 2022 Cindy Tonkin – pushing the capstan on board the James Craig on Sydney Harbour.
