| Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
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| A whale of a tale or two
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| 'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I’ve loved
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| On nights like this with the moon above
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| A whale of a tale, and it’s all true
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| I swear by my tattoo
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| There was Mermaid Minnie
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| Met her down in Madagascar
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| She would kiss me
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| Any time 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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| Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
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| A whale of a tale or two
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| 'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I’ve loved
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| On nights like this with the moon above
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| A whale of a tale, and it’s all true
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| I swear by my tattoo
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| There was Typhoon Tessie
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| Met her 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 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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| Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
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| A whale of a tale or two
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| 'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I’ve loved
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| On nights like this with the moon above
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| A whale of a tale, and it’s all true
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| I swear by my tattoo
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| There was Harpoon Hannah
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| Had a face that made you shudder, lips like fish hooks…
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| And a nose just like a rudder
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| If I kissed her and held her tenderly
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| Crew member with deep voice:
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| Held her tenderly-y-y-y
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| There’s no sea monster big enough
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| To ever frighten me
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| Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
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| A whale of a tale or two
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| 'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I’ve loved
|
| On nights like this with the moon above
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| A whale of a tale, and it’s all true
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| I swear by my tattoo
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| Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
|
| A whale of a tale or two
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| 'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I’ve loved
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| On nights like this with the moon above
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| A whale of a tale, and it’s all true
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| I swear by my tattoo |