Barnacle Bill the Sailor
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"Who's that knocking at my door? (repeat 3X)
Said the fair young maiden.

It's only me from over the sea,
Says Barnacle Bill the Sailor.
My ass is tight, my temper's raw,
Says Barnacle Bill the Sailor.
I'm so wound up I'm afraid to stop,
I'm looking for meat or I'm going to pop,
A rag, a bone with a cherry on top,
Says Barnacle Bill the Sailor.
"Are you young and handsome, sir?" (repeat 3X)
Said the fair young maiden.
I'm old and rough and ready and tough,
Says Barnacle Bill the Sailor,
I never can get drunk enough,
Says Barnacle Bill the Sailor,
I drinks my whiskey when I can,
Drinks it from an old tin pan,
For whiskey is the life of man,
Says Barnacle Bill the Sailor.
"I'll come down and let you in, "(repeat 3X) STFYM
I'm hard to windward and hard a-lee,
Says Barnacle Bill the Sailor.
I've newly come upon the shore,
Says Barnacle Bill the Sailor.
And this is what I'm looking for,
A jade, a maid, or even a whore,
Well, hurry before I bust the door,
Says Barnacle Bill the Sailor
"Oh, your whiskers scrape my cheeks," (3X) STFYM
I'm dirty and lousy and full of fleas,Says Barnacle Bill the Sailor
I'll stick my mast in whom I please,Says Barnacle Bill the Sailor
My flowing whiskers give me class,
The sea horses ate them instead of grass,
If they hurt your cheeks, they'll tickle your ass,
Says Barnacle Bill the Sailor.
"Tell me that we'll soon be wed." (repeat 3X) STFYM
Said the fair young maiden.
You foolish girl, it's nothing but sport, says BB t S
I've got me a wife in every port, Says Barnacle Bill the Sailor
Off I go on another tack
To give some other fair maid a crack,
But keep it oiled till I come back,Says Barnacle Bill the Sailor.