| Gotta a whale of a tale to tell you lad.
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| It’s a whale of a tale or two,
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| About the flappin' fish and girls, I’ve loved on nights like this,
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| With the moon above.
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| And a whale of a tale,
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| It’s all true,
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| I swear by my tattoo.
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| There was Mermaid Minnie, met her down in Madagascar.
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| She would kiss me,
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| Anytime that i would ask her.
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| Then one evening, her flame of love blew out,
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| Blow me down and pick me up,
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| She swapped me for a trout.
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| Gotta a whale of a tale to tell you lad.
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| It’s a whale of a tale or two,
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| About the flappin' fish and girls, I’ve loved on nights like this,
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| With the moon above.
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| And a whale of a tale,
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| It’s all true,
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| I swear by my tattoo.
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| There was Typoon Tessie, met on the Coast of Java.
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| When we kissed I… bubbled up like molten lava.
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| Then she gave me,
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| The scare of my young life.
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| Blow me down and pick me up,
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| She was the captain’s wife.
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| Gotta a whale of a tale to tell you lad.
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| It’s a whale of a tale or two,
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| About the flappin' fish and girls, I’ve loved on nights like this,
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| With the moon above.
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| And a whale of a tale,
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| It’s all true,
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| I swear by my tattoo.
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| Then there was Harpoon Hannah,
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| Had a look that spelled out danger.
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| My heart quivered,
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| When she whispered, «I'm there stranger.»
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| Bought her trinkets,
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| That sailors can’t afford.
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| Sailors can’t afford.
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| And when spent my last red cent,
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| She tossed my overboard.
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| Gotta a whale of a tale to tell you lad.
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| It’s a whale of a tale or two,
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| About the flappin' fish and girls, I’ve loved on nights like this,
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| With the moon above.
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| And a whale of a tale,
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| It’s all true,
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| I swear by my tattoo! |