Tanqueray Martini-O

Tanqueray Martini-O
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We sailed out of Stamford town,
With them Bloomington stinkpots all around,
When from up on deck the call came down,
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Well both our captain & the crew,
They must have the drink you can lock right through,
There's really nothing else will do,
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CHORUS:
So haul your sheets back with one hand,
Set your drink down if you can,
& we never sail out of sight of land.
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To Greenwich town we did put in,
Being nearly out of gin,
To continue on it would be a sin.
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& our captain's laid out on the floor,
He'd been elected to buy some more,
He broke his leg trying to get on shore.
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Now nine parts gin & one vermouth,
That's the yachtman's friend & that's the truth,
From Sheepshead Bay to the Bay of Booth
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& them Mantauk girls they look so fine,
Rigged loose up front & snug behind,
With a packing slip by Calvin Klein
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