Dubliners - Go To Sea No More

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when first i landed in liverpool , i went upon a spree
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me money alas i spent it fast , got drunk as drunk could be
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and when that me money was all gone , ’twas then i wanted more
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but a man must be blind to make up his mind to go to sea once more

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once more , boys , once more , go to sea once more
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but a man must be blind to make up his mind to go to sea once more

i spent the night with angeline , too drunk to roll in bed
me watch was new and me money too , in the morning with them she fled
and as i walked the streets about , the whores they all did roar
there goes jack strapp , the poor sailor lad , he must go to sea once more

once more , boys , once more , go to sea once more
there goes jack strapp , the poor sailorlad , he must go to sea once more

and as i walked the streets about , i met with the rapper brown
i asked him for to take me on and he looked at me with a frown
he said last time you was paid off with me you could no score
but i’ll give you a chance and i’ll take your advance and i’ll send you to sea once more

once more , boys , once more , go to sea once more
but i’ll give you a chance and i’ll take your advance and i’ll send you to sea once more

he shipped me on board of a whaling ship bound for the arctic seas
where the cold winds blow through the frost and snow and jamaican rum would freeze
but worse to bear , i’d no hard weather gear for i’d spent all money on shore
’twas then that i wished that i was dead and could go to sea no more

no more , boys , no more , go to sea no more
’twas then that i wished that i was dead and could go to sea no more

so come all you bold , sea – faring men who listen to me song
when you come off them long trips i’ll have you not go wrong
take my advice , drink no strong drink , don’t go sleeping with them whores
get married instead and spend all night in bed and go to sea no more

no more , boys , no more , go to sea no more
get married instead and spend all night in bed and go to sea no more