CORRECT LYRICS

Lyrics : Ben Backstay

Ben Backstay was a boatswain
A very jolly boy
No lad than he more merrily
Could pipe all hands ahoy
And when unto his summons
We did not well attend
No lad than he more merrily
Could handle a rope's end

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It chanced one day our captain
A very jolly dog
Served out to all the company
A double share of grog
Ben Backstay he got tipsy
Unto his heart's content
And being half-seas over
Why overboard he went

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