Written by Nathan Evans
Verse 1:
G My father often told me, when I was just a lad A D A sailor's life was very hard, the food was always bad G But now I've joined the navy, I'm on board a man-o-war A D G And now I find a sailor ain't a sailor any more!G Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast A D If you see a sailing ship, it might be your last G Get your civvies ready for another run ashore G A D G A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor any more!Verse 2:
G The 'killick' of our mess, he says we've had it soft G A D It wasn't like this in his day, when he was up aloft G We like our bunks and sleeping bags, but what's a hammock for? G A D G Swinging from the deckhead, or lying on the floor?G Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast A D If you see a sailing ship, it might be your last G Get your civvies ready for another run ashore A D G A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor any more!Verse 3:
G G They gave us an engine that first went up and down G A D Then with more technology the engine went around G We're good with steam and diesel, but what's a mainyard for? A D G A stoker ain't a stoker with a shovel any more!G Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast A D If you see a sailing ship, it might be your last G Get your civvies ready for another run ashore G A D G A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor any more!Verse 4:
G They gave us an Aldis Lamp, we can do it right G A D They gave us a radio, we signal day and night G We know our codes and ciphers, but what's a 'sema' for? A D G A 'bunting-tosser' doesn't toss the bunting any more!G Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast A D If you see a sailing ship, it might be your last G Get your civvies ready for another run ashore G A D G A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor any more!Verse 5:
G They gave us a radar set to pierce the fog and gloom A D So now the lookout's sitting in a tiny darkened room G Loran does navigation, the Sonar says how deep A D G The Jimmy's three sheets to the wind, the Skipper's fast asleepG Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast A D If you see a sailing ship, it might be your last G Get your civvies ready for another run ashore G A D G A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor any more!Verse 6:
G Two cans of beer a day, that's your bleeding lot! A D But now we get an extra one because they stopped the tot G So, we'll put on our civvy-clothes and find a pub ashore A D G A sailor's still a sailor, just like he was before!G Don't haul on the rope, don't climb up the mast A D If you see a sailing ship, it might be your last G Get your civvies ready for another run ashore G A D G A sailor ain't a sailor, ain't a sailor any more!
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