Ths historic first Shanty Club original song by Kip
Chorus:
The stern sail’s on fire (brace!)
There are holes in our side and the main mast lies deep in the sea
row hard and row home now
the ship may be sinking but row on for our family
My father was Old Grey
And he had him great whiskers that told of his time on the sea
And they knew him as a hard man
But I remember the smile on his face as I sat on his knee
The stern sail’s on fire (brace!)
There are holes in our side and the main mast lies deep in the sea
row hard and row home now
the ship may be sinking but row on for our family
My mother was Mary
When she laughed it was thunderclouds clapping will all of their might
And not a creature more gentle
But when her family was threatened by God how that woman could fight
The stern sail’s on fire (brace!)
There are holes in our side and the main mast lies deep in the sea
row hard and row home now
the ship may be sinking but row on for our family
My brothers and sisters
You are villains and tricksters and all of the rest
But I drown with you gladly
For my family is here with me now from the helm to crows nest
The stern sail’s on fire (brace!)
There are holes in our side and the main mast lies deep in the sea
row hard and row home now
the ship may be sinking but row on for our family
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