[1st verse:] A pair of sailor boys are we We sail across the angry sea Ya Ho! Ya Ho! To prove we're sailor boys all right We smoke a hornpipe every night Ya Ho! Ya Ho! We really hate the ocean 'cause it's all around the place We only use it when we have to wash the captain's face Of that we shouldn't really speak He only washes once a week Ya Ho! Ya Ho! [Refrain:] While we go sailing, sailing over the ocean blue We're sailors thro' and thro' The best you ever knew If you doubt the story we're telling you Any chorus girl can tell you we're sailors As we go sailing, sailing What do you think we do? We flirt with ev'ry mermaid on Fifth Avenue Our fathers lost a fortune down in Wall Street So they both insisted we become a couple of sailors, too [2nd verse:] It makes no difference where we are We always like to strike a bar Ya Ho! Ya Ho! We stand in line to quench our thirst The second mate is always first Ya Ho! Ya Ho! The steward has an anchor tattooed near his vocal chord So when we want to stop the ship we throw him overboard We tie him to an iron chain So we can pull him up again Ya Ho! Ya Ho!
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