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Drunken Billy
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Whiskey Bards
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Bill was once a sailor on a great and noble ship
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But Billy had a problem, from a flask he liked to sip
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Yes, Billy liked his ale and rum
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Into a bottle he would run
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And drink himself both blind and dumb
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His work began to slip
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We would often see him with a flask clutched in his fist
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And when we gave him orders he would only get the gist
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And if we pulled up near a beach
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And there was rum just out of reach
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He'd try to drain it like a leech
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And everything would list
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Drunken Billy sails the ocean blue
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But starboard's hard to find
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The only port he ever knew
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Was of the drinkin' kind
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He couldn't tell his fore from aft
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His directions are the worst
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The unkind Fates all point and laugh
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That drunken helmsman's cursed
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There are many dangers for a good ship of the realm
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For storm and pirates often would a good crew overwhelm
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But one thing every sailor knew
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When danger struck out of the blue
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You could be certain this was true
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"หTwas Billy at the helm
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Drunken Billy sails the ocean blue
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But starboard's hard to find
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The only port he ever knew
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Was of the drinkin' kind
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He couldn't tell his fore from aft
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His directions are the worst
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The unkind Fates all point and laugh
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That drunken helmsman's cursed
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Billy wasn't sober when he sailed into the night
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He thought a flash of lightning was a flickering tavern light
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He turned the wheel to pull her in
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The sky let loose with quite a din
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The crew thought of their next of kin
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The ship sank out of sight
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Drunken Billy sails the ocean blue
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But starboard's hard to find
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The only port he ever knew
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Was of the drinkin' kind
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He couldn't tell his fore from aft
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His directions are the worst
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The unkind Fates all point and laugh
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That drunken helmsman's cursed
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Billy made it to a lifeboat though he feared the worst
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He spied a ghostly ship and knew in doom he was immersed
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The ship pulled up to take him on
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He knew his hopes and dreams were gone
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The ghostly Captain said, "Hang on..."ย
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"I hear that helmsman's cursed!"ย
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Drunken Billy sails the ocean blue
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But starboard's hard to find
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The only port he ever knew
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Was of the drinkin' kind
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He couldn't tell his fore from aft
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And now he never will
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He'd be better off in land based craft
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Instead of some old leaky raft
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The unkind Fates all point and laugh
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He's in that lifeboat still.
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Drunken Billy sails the ocean blue
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But starboard's hard to find
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The only port he ever knew
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Was of the drinkin' kind
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He couldn't tell his fore from aft
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His directions are the worst
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The unkind Fates all point and laugh
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That drunken helmsman's cursed
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