The old sat at the window seat So he could watch as the went by And he drank from a glass was always filled For the of us would buy. And he would tell us about the ships that sailed he was young and strong. And when he thought we'd heard of his words He'd break into song. Dee dee dee dah dah dah dee dee dee dah dah Dah dah dee dee dee dum.
Each and day he'd spend this way the stroke of four When a woman as rough as a dockside Came bursting the door. stalk up to that sailor And he'd shrink to the of a pin. And she'd and shout and as she hauled him out say with a sheepish grin:
I've sailed the southern And the northern sea, But now that me over, me boys, It's time for me. I know you call us and Pepper, For an old I may be, But she may be pepper to you, me boys, She's sweet as to me. Dee dee dee dah dah dah dee dee dee dah dah Dah dah dee dee dee dum.
Yes, we them Salt and Pepper, For the way she was And it seemed she got as as hot As fresh red does. And a bunch of the boys made To him from her wrath, But and every time, he would decline, with a laugh:
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I've had my broken, Not drowned, but bone-dry. I've heard my be spoken, I've spit in the eye. The sea was my mistress, Now Pepper's her. But just captain, Like my tough old were.
And you can your milquetoast ladies, I'm of old salt brine, And the gal you saw had in her craw, Not a lace of a spine. Sure, the old can get tough at times, But a sailor's I've been, And when a storm's about, you to ride it out, So you can once again.
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