Steemit Open Mic Week 43 : Haul Away Joe

Live from my kitchen

This is an old sailing shanty that I learned from Clancey Brothers albums. I have also heard it for years in the Irish Pubs of St. Paul.

Lyrics

When I was a little boy, so me mother told me
That if I did not kiss the girl, my lips would all grow moldy

First I met a Yankee girl, she made my memory hazy
Then I met an Irish girl, she damn near drove me crazy

Louie was the King of France before the revolution
Then he got his head cut off, it spoiled his constitution

Patrick built a church in Dublin town and on it built a steeple
The snakes all learned to hide their tongues and walk amongst the people