To me way-ha-ha- ya! A long time and a
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A dollar a day is a stevedore's pay,
To me way-ha-ha-yah!
A dollar a day, I heard them say,
And a long time ago.

I bought in Hong Kong a pretty silk dress,
To me way-ha-ha-yah!

I'm taking it home to my sweetheart Bess,
And a long time ago.

My Bess is fair and sweet to view,

To me way-ha-ha-yah!

Her hair is brown and her eyes are blue,
And a long time ago.

I thought I heard our second mate say,
To me way-ha-ha-yah!
One more pull and then belay,

And a long time ago.

BLOW, BOYS, BLOW

Vigorously
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be

A Yan-kee ship came down the riv - er,
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Blow, boys, blow! A Yan-kee ship and a
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Yan-kee skipper, Blow,my bul-ly boys, blow!

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A Yankee ship on the Congo river,

Blow, boys, blow!

Her masts they bend and her sails they shiver,

Blow, my bully boys, blow!

How do you know she's a Yankee clipper?
Blow, boys, blow!

The Stars and Stripes they fly above her,
Blow, my bully boys, blow!

Who do you think is captain of her?
Blow, boys, blow!

Old Holy Joe, the darky lover,

Blow, my bully boys, blow!

What do you think she's got for cargo?
Blow, boys, blow!

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BLOW THE MAN DOWN

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Old shot and shell, she breaks the embargo,

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What do you think they have for dinner?
Blow, boys, blow!

Hot water soup, but slightly thinner,
Blow, my bully boys, blow!

Oh, blow today and blow tomorrow,
Blow, boys, blow!

And blow for all old tars in sorrow,

Blow, my bully boys, blow!

BLOW THE MAN DOWN

Briskly
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Oh, blow the man down,bul-lies,Knock him right

Oh,blow the man down,bullies,Knock him right down,
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Give me some time to blow the man down.

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As I was a-walking down Paradise street,
To my aye, aye, blow the man down!
A brass-bound policeman, I chanced for to
meet,

Give me some time to blow the man
down.

I hailed him in English and hailed him all 'round,

To my aye, aye, blow the man down! Ship ahoy! ship ahoy! Oh, where are you

bound?

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down.

A-watching the damsels so gay and so

young,

To my aye, aye, blow the man down! It's arm-in-arm we strolled 'round the

town,

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down.

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Oh, policeman, policeman, please come along,

To my aye, aye, blow the man down! I'm a flying-fish sailor, just home from

Hong Kong,

Give me some time to blow the man down.

There was an old skipper, I don't know his

name,