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lirik lagu nils brown - paddy layback

[verse 1]
it was a cold and dreary morning in december (december)
and all of me money it was spent (spent, spent)
and where it went, i swear, i can’t remember (remember)
so down to the shipping office i went (off i went)

[chorus]
a paddy lay back, (paddy lay back)
take in your slack (take in your slack)
take a turn around your capstan heave a pawl
about ship’s stations, boys be handy (be handy!)
we’re bound for valparaiso ‘round the h~rn

[verse 2]
well it seems there was a great demand for sailors (for sailors)
for the coloniеs, for frisco and for france (france, france)
wеll, i shipped aboard the limey barque the hotspur (the hotspur)
and got legless drunk on my advance (my advance)

[chorus]
paddy lay back, (paddy lay back)
take in your slack (take in your slack)
take a turn around your capstan heave a pawl
about ship’s stations, boys be handy (be handy!)
we’re bound for valparaiso ‘round the h~rn
[verse 3]
well, i joined her on a cold december morning (morning)
a~flapping of me flippers to keep me warm (keep me warm)
with the south cone hoisted as a warning (a warning)
to stand by the coming of a storm

[verse 4]
well, i woke up in the morning stiff and sore boys (sore boys)
and i knew that i was outward bound again (bound again)
and a voice come a~bawling at the door, boys (door, boys)
lay aft men, and answer to your name (to your name)

[chorus]
paddy lay back, (paddy lay back)
take in your slack (take in your slack)
take a turn around your capstan heave a pawl
about ship’s stations, boys be handy (be handy!)
we’re bound for valparaiso ‘round the h~rn
[verse 5]
it was on the quarter deck when first i seen ’em (seen ’em)
such an ugly bunch i never seen before (seen before)
there was a bum and stiff from every quarter (quarter)
and it made my poor old heart feel sick and sore (sore, sore)

- lirik lagu nils brown

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