Paddy Lay Back

Once there was a great demand for sailors, (for sailors)
For the colonies, for 'Frisco and for France. (and for France)
So I shipped aboard a limey barque, the Hotspur, (the Hotspur)
An' got paralytic drunk on my advance. ('vance, 'vance)

Paddy lay back, (Paddy lay back!)
Take in the slack, (Take in the slack)
Take a turn around the capstan, heave a pawl! (Heave a pawl)
About ship's stations, boys, be handy (Be handy!)
We're bound for Valipariso 'round the Horn!

'Twas on the quarterdeck where I first saw 'em. (first saw 'em)
Such an ugly bunch I never seen before, (seen before)
 For the captain had a shanghai crew of Dutchmen (of Dutchmen)
An' it made me poor ol' heart feel sick and sore. (sore sore)

Paddy lay back, (Paddy lay back!)
Take in the slack, (Take in the slack)
Take a turn around the capstan, heave a pawl! (Heave a pawl)
About ship's stations, boys, be handy (Be handy!)
We're bound for Valipariso 'round the Horn!

Now some of the other sailors had been drinkin', (drinkin')
An' I meself was heavy on the booze. (on the booze)
I sat back on me ol' sea-chest a' thinkin' (a' thinkin')
I'd turn into me bunk an' have a snooze. (snooze snooze)

Paddy lay back, (Paddy lay back!)
Take in the slack, (Take in the slack)
Take a turn around the capstan, heave a pawl! (Heave a pawl)
About ship's stations, boys, be handy (Be handy!)
We're bound for Valipariso 'round the Horn!

I asked the mate a-which a-watch was mine-o, (mine-o)
Says he, "I'll tell you  a-which a watch is which,'' (which is which)
An' he blowed me down an' kicked me hard a stern-o, (a stern-o)
Callin' me a dirty, lousy son o' a *clap, clap, clap*

Paddy lay back, (Paddy lay back!)
Take in the slack, (Take in the slack)
Take a turn around the capstan, heave a pawl! (Heave a pawl)
About ship's stations, boys, be handy (Be handy!)
We're bound for Valipariso 'round the Horn!

I quickly made me mind up that I'd jump 'er, (jump her)
I'd leave the beggar an' git a job ashore; (job ashore)
I swum across the Bay an' went an' left 'er, (an' left 'er
An' in the English Bar I found a whore. (whore whore)

Paddy lay back, (Paddy lay back!)
Take in the slack, (Take in the slack)
Take a turn around the capstan, heave a pawl! (Heave a pawl)
About ship's stations, boys, be handy (Be handy!)
We're bound for Valipariso 'round the Horn!