1) The Molecatcher

Chorus: Lo ti ly day, Lo ti ly little y, Lo ti ly day

In Wellington town at the sign of the plow
There lived a mole catcher shall I tell you now
He had a young wife she was buxom and gay
And she and another young farmer would play

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Well the farmer he knocked on her door and did say
Where is he mole catcher, good woman I pray
HeÕs out catching moles love you need have no fear
But she didnÕt know the mole catcher was near

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Well he crept up the stairs in the midst of their frolic
The mole catcher caught him right up by the jacket
He said ÒIÕve been a mole catcher for most of me life,
But hereÕs the best mole I ever caught in me life.Ó

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Well IÕll make you pay dearly for tilling me ground
IÕll take from your pocket a full twenty pound
ÒTwenty PoundÓ says the farmer, ÒI really canÕt mindÓ
ÒFor it only works out about tuppence a time.Ó

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2) The Jolly Tinker

As I went down a shady lane at a door I chanced to knock.
Have you any pots or kettles with rusty holes to block?

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Well, Indeed I have , don't you know I have
To -me-right-ful-oor-a-laddy, Well, Indeed I have.

The Misses came out to the door, & she asked me to come in
Say'n you're welcome jolly tinker & I hope you brought your tin.

Chorus: Well, Indeed I did................

She took me through the kitchen & she led me through the hall
& the servants cried, "the devil, has he come to block us all"

Chorus: Well, Indeed I have...............

She took me up the stairs me lads to show me what to do
& she fell on the feather bed & I fell on it too

Chorus: Well, Indeed I did..........

She then picked up the frying pan & she begin to knock
for to let the servants know, me lads, that I was at me work

Chorus: Well, Indeed I was................

She put her hand into her pocket and she pulled put 20 pound,
take this me jolly tinker & we'll have another round

Chorus: Well, Indeed we will..............

Well, I've been a jolly tinker for these 40 years or more
Oh, but such a lovely job as that - I never did before

Chorus: Well, Indeed I didn't..........
(And that's the truth??)

3) The Chastity Belt

Oh say, gentle maiden, may I be your lover
Condemn me no longer to moan and to weep
Struck down like a hawk, I lie wounded and bleeding
Oh let down your drawbridge, I'll enter your keep
Enter your keep nonie nonie, enter your keep nonie nonie
Let down your drawbridge, I'll enter your keep

Alas gentle knight, I am not a maiden
I'm married to Sir Oswald, that cunning old Celt
He's gone to wars for twelve months or longer
And he's taken the key to my chastity belt

Chastity belt nonie nonie, chastity belt nonie nonie
Taken the key to my chastity belt

Fear not gentle lady for I know a locksmith
To his shop we will go, on his door we will knock
And try to avail us of his specialized knowledge
And see if he's able to unpick your lock

Unpick your lock nonie nonie, unpick your lock nonie nonie
See if he's able to unpick your lock

Alas sir and lady, to help I'm unable
My technical knowledge is to no avail
I can't find the secret to your combination
Sir Oswald has fitted you up with a Yale

Up with a Yale nonie nonie, up with a Yale nonie none
Sir Oswald has fitted you up with a Yale

Alas and alack, I am locked up forever
Then up spoke the page boy "Leave it to me"
If you will allow me to enter your chamber
I'll open it up with me duplicate key

Duplicate key nonie nonie, duplicate key nonie nonie
Open it up with me duplicate key

4) Four Drunken Maidens

There were three drunken maidens, all from the Isle of Wight
They drank from Monday morning, nor stopped till Saturday night.
When Saturday night it came, me boys, and still they would not out.
These three drunken maidens, they pushed the jug about.

Then in came bouncing Sally, her cheeks as red as bloom
Move over jolly sisters, and make for Sally some room
For I would be your equal, before the night is out
These four drunken maidens, they pushed the jug about.

There was woodcock and pheasant, and partriges and hares
There was all sorts of dainties, no scarcity was there
There was four quarts of Malaga, each fairly did drink out,
These four drunken maidens, they pushed the jug about.

Then in came the land lord, he was asking for his pay
A forty pound bill, me boys, these girls were forced to pay.
Twas 10 pounds a piece, my boys, but still they would not out
These four drunken maidens, they pushed the jug about.

O where are your spencers, you mantles rich and fine.
We left them in the alehouse, in tankards of good wine.
And where be your maidenheads, you maidens brisk and gay
We left them in the alehouse, we drank them clean away.

There were four drunken maidens, all from the Isle of Wight
They drank from Monday morning, nor stopped till Saturday night.
When Saturday night it came, me boys, and still they would not out.
These four drunken maidens, they pushed the jug about.
Yes, these four drunken maidens, they pushed the jug about.

5) When I Was Single

When I was single, oh then, When I was single, oh then
When I was single, my pockets would jingle and I long to be single again.

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Again, Again, Again Again, Again, Again
(Repeat last line of verse)

My wife took sick, oh then, My wife took sick, oh then
My wife took sick and I hoped she die quick, cause then IÕd be single again.

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My wife she died, oh then, My wife she died oh then,
My wife she died and I laughed till I cried, for then I was single again.

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I married another, oh then, I married another, oh then
I married another, she was the devilÕs step mother,
& I longed for the old one again.

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All you young men who have wives, all you old men who have none
be kind to the first, or the next will be worse
and youÕll long for the old one again.

6) Maids When Your Young

An old man came a courtin' me, hey, ding do rum down
An old man came a courtin' me, me bein' young
An old man came a courtin' me, fain would he marry me
Maids when youÕre young, never wed an old man

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For theyÕve got no fa-lo-rum, fa-little-fa lo rum
Got no fa-lo-rum, fa-little all day
TheyÕve got no fo-lo-rum, theyÕve lost their ding do rum down
Maids when youÕre young, never wed an old man.

When we went to bed, hey, ding do rum down
When we went to bed, me bein' young
When we went to bed he lay as he were dead
Maids when youÕre young, never wed an old man

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I flung me leg over him, hey, ding do rum down
Flung me leg over him, me bein' young
I flung me leg over him, damn near well smothered him
Maids when youÕre young, never wed an old man

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When we went to sleep, hey, ding do rum down
When HE went to sleep, me bein' young
When HE went to sleep, out of bed I did creep
Into the arms of a jolly young man

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For I found his fo-lo rum, fa-little-fa lo rum
I found his fa-lo-rum, fa-little all day
I found his fa-lo-rum, and he got my ding do rum
Maids when youÕre young, never wed an old man. (Slow w/Gusto)

7) Landlord, Fill The Flowing Bowl

Three jolly coachmen stopped at an English Tavern
Three jolly coachmen stopped at an English Tavern & they decided,
& they decided, & they decided to have another flaggon.

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Landlord fill the flowing bowl until it doth run over.
Landlord fill the flowing bowl until it doth run over.
For tonight weÕll mer-eye be, for tonight wÕll mer-eye be
For tonight weÕll mer-eye be, tomorrow weÕll be sober.

HereÕs to the man, drinks water pure and goes to bed quite sober. HereÕs to the man, drinks water pure and goes to bed quite sober.
He falls as the leaves do fall, he falls as the leaves do fall,
he falls as the leaves do fall, heÕll die before October.

HereÕs to the man who drinks dark ale and goes to bed quite mellow. HereÕs to the man who drinks dark ale and goes to bed quite mellow.
He lives as he ought to live, he lives as he ought to live,
he lives as he ought to live, for heÕs a jolly good fellow

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HereÕs to the maid who steals a kiss and runs to tell her mother,
HereÕs to the maid who steals a kiss and runs to tell her mother,
sheÕs a foolish, foolish thing, sheÕs a foolish, foolish thing,
sheÕs a foolish, foolish thing, for sheÕll not get another.

HereÕs to the maid who steals a kiss and stays to steal another,
HereÕs to the maid who steals a kiss and stays to steal another,
SheÕs a boon to all man kind, sheÕs a boon to all mankind
SheÕs a boon to all man kind, for sheÕll soon be a mother.

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8) The Chicken Song..The audience & Karol make the animal sounds!

We had some chickens, no eggs would they lay,
We had some chickens, no eggs would they lay,
My wife said: ÒHoney, We're losing money",
WeÕve got these chickens, no eggs will they lay,
One day a rooster came into our yard,
and caught them chickens right off their guard
TheyÕre laying eggs now, just like they used to
ever since that rooster came into our yard.

We had a milk cow, no milk would it give.
We had a milk cow, no milk would it give.
My wife said: ÒHoney, We're losing money",
WeÕve got this milk cow, no milk will it give.
One day that rooster came into our yard,
and caught that milk cow right off her guard
SheÕs giving egg nog in quart containers,
ever since that rooster came into our yard.

We had a hounddog, no pups would she bear,
We had a hounddog, no pups would she bear,
My wife said, ÒHoney, We're losing money",
We've got this hounddog, no pups will she bear,
One day that rooster, came into our yard,
and caught that hounddog right off her guard,
She's bear'n bird dogs just like she used to
ever since that rooster came into our yard.

We had an elephant, no tusks would it grow,
we had an elephant, no tusks would it grow
My wife said, ÒHoney, We're losing money",
WeÕve got this elephant, no tusks will it grow
One day that rooster, came into our yard,
and caught that elephant right off itÕs guard
ItÕs laying eggs now, of solid ivory,
ever since that rooster came into our yard.

We had a rooster, but he turned gay,
We had a rooster, but he turned gay
My wife said, ÒHoney, We're losing money",
WeÕve got this rooster, but heÕs turned gay.
One day a HEN, came into our yard,
and caught that rooster right off his guard
HeÕs laying hens now just like he used to,
ever since that rooster came into our yard.

9) Captain Butlers Wine.....Sean Slattery

There was this Captain Butler, of some renown I guess
But the thing that made him famous is the thing he does the best
Oh, the captain can make magic, I swear that IÕm not lying
Just fill your mug and chug-a-lug some Captain ButlerÕs Wine.

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CapÕn ButlerÕs wine, Oh, CapÕn ButlerÕs wine
Best thing in creation is CapÕn ButlerÕs wine
CapÕn ButlerÕs wine, Oh, CapÕn ButlerÕs wine
Just fill your mug and chug-a-lug some Captain ButlerÕs Wine.

Well when first I met the captain, well, I couldnÕt sing a note
I told my doctor Ôbout it and he said thereÕs no hope.
Well I went to see the Captain, he said youÕll be just fine
Just let her rip and have a sip of Captain ButlerÕs wine.

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There was a local preacher, he used to preach about damnation
And every other word he spoke was Hellsfire and Tarnation
But he wound up in Hell you see, Now you can hear him crying
How he became a sinner drinking CapÕn ButlerÕs wine.

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Tthere was a fair young maiden, poor thing she was so shy
That every time she kissed a boy, sheÕd break right down and cry
Now when the boys come courtinÕ, they have to wait in line
Since she began to loosen up with CapÕn ButlerÕs wine.

10) Follow The Band

My husbandÕs a baker, a baker, a baker my husbandÕs a baker is he.
All day he kneads dough, he kneads dough, he kneads dough
At night he comes home and kneads me.

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Singing, Hey dig a dig, dig a little diggy follow the band
Follow the band, follow the band
Hey dig a dig, dig a little diggy follow the band
Join us and follow the band Tra-la-la, (tra-la-la) Tra-la-la (tra-la-la)
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na (Bullshit)

My husbandÕs a mason, a mason, a mason
My husbandÕs a mason is he,
All day he lays bricks, he lays bricks, he lays bricks,
At night he comes home and drinks tea.

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My husbandÕs a carpenter, a carpenter, a carpenter
My husbandÕs a carpenter is he,
All day he screws bolts, he screws bolts, he screws bolts,
At night he comes home and drinks tea.

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My husbandÕs a cobbler, a cobbler, a cobbler
My husbandÕs a cobbler is he,
All day he pokes holes, he pokes holes, he pokes holes,
At night he comes home and drinks tea.

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My husbandÕs a glazier, a glazier, a glazier
My husbandÕs a glazier is he,
All day he blows glass, he blows glass, he blows glass,
At night he comes home and blows tea. ItÕs HOT! Right!

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My husbands a miner
My husbandÕs a miner, a miner, a miner
My husbandÕs a miner is he,
All day he goes down, he goes down, he goes down.
At night he gets up and goes down.

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11) The Barley Moe

Here's good luck to the quart pot, Good luck to the Barley moe
A jolly good luck to the quart pot, Good luck to the Barley moe
The quart pot, pint pot, half-a pint, gill, Half-a-gill,
quarter gill, niperkin and the brown bowl .
Here's good luck, good luck, Good luck to the Barley moe

Here's good luck to the gallon, etc. ...The gallon, the half gallon, quart pot, etc.

Here's good luck to the barrel, etc. ...The barrel, the half barrel, gallon, the half gallon, etc.

Here's good luck to the drayer, etc. ...The drayer, the slavie, the barrel, the half barrel, etc.

Here's good luck to the brewer, etc. ...The brewer, the drayer, the slavie, the barrel, etc.

Here's good luck to the land lord, etc. ...The land lord, landlady, the daughter, the brewer, etc.

And, Here's good luck to the company, etc. ...The company, the landlord, landlady, the daughter, the brewer, the drayer, the slavie, the gallon, the halfgallon, barrel, the halfbarrel, quart pot, pint pot,
half-a-pint, Gill, Half a gill, quarter gill, niperkin and the brown bowl .
Here's good luck, good luck, Good luck to the Barley moe.

12) The Handsome Cabin Boy

It's of a handsome female, as you may understand,
Who had a mind to rove and go into some foreign land;
She dressed in sailor's clothing, and to the coast did steer,
And engaged with a captain to serve him for one year.

She engaged with the captain, a cabin boy to be,
The wind, it being in favour, they soon put out to sea;
The captain's lady being on board, she seemed in great joy
To see her husband had engaged that handsome cabin boy.

So nimble was this pretty girl, she did her duty well,
But mark what follows after, the story I shall tell;
By eating captain's biscuits her colour did destroy,
And the waist did swell of pretty Nell, the handsome cabin boy.

As through the Bay of Biscay the gallant ship did plough,
One night amongst the sailors there was a pretty row;
They bundled from their hammocks, which did their rest destroy,
And they cursed about the groaning of the handsome cabin boy.

O doctor, O doctor, the cabin boy did cry,
The sailors swore by one and all the cabin boy should die;
The doctor ran with all his might, smiling at the fun,
To think a cabin boy should have a daughter or a son.

O when the sailors heard the joke, they all began to stare,
This child belongs to none of us, they solemnly declared;
The lady to the captain said: ÔOh Sir, I wish you joy,
It was either you or I betrayed the handsome cabin boy.

So let's fill up a bumper and drink success to trade,
And likewise to the cabin boy that's neither man nor maid;
And if the wars should come again old England to destroy,
We shall ship some other sailors like the handsome cabin boy.

13) The Old Dun Cow

Some friends and I in a public house were playing dominos one night.
Then all of a sudden in a pot mate rushed & his face was all alight.
ÒWhatÕs up?Ó says Brown ÒHave ye seen yerÕ aunt,Ó
ÒHave ye seen yer aunt Maria?Ó
ÒMe Aunt Maria be blowedÓ says he ÒThe bleeding pubÕs on fire!Ó Ò
On fireÓ says Brown, ÒWhat a bit of luck.ÓÒWhat a bit of luck,Ó says he. ÒFor down in the cellar if the door ainÕt locked WeÕll have a rare old spree. So we all went down With good old Brown For the beer would not be missed, And we had not been ten minutes there Before We all got pissed....

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And there was Brown, Upside down, mopping up the whisky off the floor.
ÒBooze, Booze,Ó the fireman cried as they came knocking at the door
ÒDonÕt let em in till i tÕs all mopped up.Ó Someone shouted ÒMacIntireÓ
And we all got blue blind paralitic drunk when the Old Dun Cow caught fire

Well, McPherson stepped to the port wine tub and gave it just a few odd knocks. He started taking off his pantaloons, likewise his boots and socks. ÒWhat's up?Ó says Brown Òif ya wanna Wash Your socks weve Ôgot some four ale here.
DonÕt wash your trotters in the port wine tub When wev'e got so much stale beer.Ó Then all at once such an awful crash . Half the flippin roof gave way
We was nearly drowned in the firemanÕs hose But still we was OK
So we got some sacks and some old tin tacks and we nailed ourselves inside And we was drinking old Bushmills (or any other name) Till we was bleary eyed.

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14) The Fairy Story....(S. Healy)

In days of old, in a kingdome bold, There lived a fearsome dragon
And the king he was in great distress, At the country's spirits flagging
Until there came a shining knight, He was dashing bold and charming
And he slew the dragon with his sword, With a smile which was so disarming.

With a hey, and a hoe and a hey nonny no
And a smile that was so disarming.

Said the King, "I' wish to know your name." Said the knight, "Sir, do not bother. Yeah, merrily one knight," says he, "Is the same as any other."
But the king he said "In my daughter's bed, Tonight you take your leisure And she'll repay you for your deed With a night of exotic pleasure.

With a hey, and a hoe and a hey nonny no
A night of exotic pleasure.

One daughter she is tall and dark, She's beautiful and chaste.
And she sleeps all night neath the pale moon light, Naked to her waist.
The other daughter she is fair, The fairest in the town.
And she sleeps all night neath the pale moon light
naked from her small waist down.

With a hey, and a hoe and a hey nonny no
naked from her small waist down

Well the knight he stayed there many hours, inside these castle walls,
But the ending to our story is not what it seems at all.
For in neither bed of either maid was he repaid for his glory,
For HE slept all night with the king instead, cause this is a fairy story.

With a hey, and a hoe and a hey nonny no... This is a fairy story.

15) I'm A Rambler, I'm A Gambler

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I'm a rambler, I'm a gambler, I'm a long way from home
And if you don't like me then leave me alone
I'll eat when I'm hungry, I'll drink when I'm dry
If the moonshine don't kill me I'll live till I die

I've been a moonshiner for many a year,
I've spent all my money on whisky and beer
I'll go to some hollow, I'll set up my still
And I'll make you a gallon for a ten shilling bill

I'll go to some hollow in this country
Ten gallons of mash, I can go on a spree
No women to follow, the world is all mine
I love none so well as I love the moonshine

Oh moonshine, dear moonshine, Oh how I love thee
You killed me old father but dare you try me
Now bless all moonshiners and bless all moonshine
For their breath smells as sweet as the dew on the vine.

16) Pokin' Round My Knee

Well once I courted a pretty fair maid the fairest in the land.
Her name was Mary Atkinson, as you will understand
I courted this pretty fair maid, as fair as fair can be
And around her waist, me arums I placed & then she says to me:

Will you take away your arums love, why do you make so free
For if you donÕt I really wonÕt go out again with thee
And if you love me dearly, why do you make so free
Arrah, Johnny give over your ticklinÕ & your pokinÕ around me knee.

Well I took me true love for a walk as all true lovers do.
with plenty thoughts in me head as to how that I should woo
I brought her to the Phoenix Park beneath the Chestnut tree.
And around her waist, me arums I placed & then she says to me:

Will you take away your arums love, why do you make so free
For if you donÕt I really wonÕt go out again with thee
And if you love me dearly, why do you make so free
Arrah, Johnny give over your ticklinÕ & your pokinÕ around me knee.

Well God be with the happy day, the day that we were wed
And when the neighbors they went home, was then we went to bed.
And in the middle of the night, as true as true can be
My true love tickled me on the side & then she says to me:

Will you throw around your arums boy. Why donÕt you make more free?
For if you donÕt, I surely wonÕt stay in the bed with thee,
and if you love me dearly, why donÕt you make more free
Arrah, Johnny come on with your ticklnÕ & your poknÕ around me knee.
Spoken: Sure and I will.

17) Whistling Gypsy Rover

A whistling Gypsie came over the hill
Down through the valley so shady
He whistled and he sang
till the green woods rang
And he won the heart of a lady.

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Ah, di do, ah-di do da day,
Ah di do, ah di day dee;
He whistled and he sang
till the green woods rang
And he won the heart of a lady.

She left her father's castle gate,
she left her own true lover
She left her servants and her estates
to follow her gypsie rover

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Her father saddled his fastest steed,
roamed the valley all over
Sought his daughter at great speed
and her whistling gypsie rover

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He came at last to a mansion fine,
down by the river Clayde;
And there was music and there was wine,
for the gypsie and his lady

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He is no gypsie my father, said she,
but lord of these lands all over
And I will stay till my dying day,
with my whistling gypsie rover.

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18) The Golden Days of Sail

Golden Days of Sail Twas in the days of glory,
when England ruled the realm
When ships were grand and brave the man
who stood behind the helm
We knew no iron Jenny to speed us Ôcross the seas
So we ate the horses in the calms adrift at 30 degrees.

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Oh the golden days, the golden days, the golden days of sail
When the cabin boy feared the CaptainÕs wink
and we all crapped over the rail.

Ah those wondrous years we never shall forget
When sailors knew the honor of blood and toil and sweat
We knew a great comraderie some say we knew no fear
As we lost our teeth to scurvy and bathed but once a year

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Across uncharted waters, we set our cunning sights
To claim the new world for the crown with all inherent rights
So many proud traditions born of those days of old
When we decimated natives and robbed them of their gold

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Ah for the days when men were men and women stayed at home
Adventure drove the sailor upon the seas to roam
We cut such dashing figures, romance filled our lives
As we brought great sport to every port & syphilis home to our wives.

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Twas in the days of glory, when England ruled the realm
When ships were grand and brave the man who stood behind the helm
Alas those days of glory never more shall be
For now tis only fools like us who sail the seven seas.

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