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Shanty Man
- Now modern ships carry mighty funny gear
And away, get away, you shanty man!
Ain't seen a halyard for many's a year
And they got no use for a shanty man
Slick new fittings are all your style
And away, get away, you shanty man!
All very clever, but they just ain't right
And they got no use for a shanty man
Shanty man, oh shanty man!
Who's got a berth for a shanty man?
Sing you a song of a world gone wrong
When they got no use for a shanty man
- Levers to pull and buttons to press
Real-life sailors who need 'em less
Floating computer dressed as a ship
Skippered and crewed by a microchip
- Soon they'll be sailin' by remote control
That'll be pleasin' for the owner's soul
Send the ships from dock to dock
While sat upon our arses in an office block
- New-fangled gear's no use to you
When you're off Cape Horn with your faces blue
Then's the time you rue the day
You sent your shanty man away