Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Hoist up the Thing, artist - The Longest Johns. Date of issue: 09.06.2020
Song language: English
Hoist up the Thing |
| Fresh out of college, with grades straight from Hell |
| I browsed for a trade at which I could excel |
| An ad for a ship in need of some manning |
| Men, sails, and purpose, but lacking a captain |
| What luck, says I, to find such good fortune! |
| A few white lies later, I ran down the pier |
| Bought me a coat and a cutlass or two |
| Jumped on the deck, and I yelled at the crew: |
| Hoist up the thing! |
| Batten down the whatsit! |
| What’s that thing spinning? |
| Somebody should stop it! |
| Turn hard to port! |
| (That's not port) Now I’ve got it! |
| Trust me, I’m in control! |
| I can’t sing the shanties, it has to be said |
| And all of that grog just goes right to my head |
| Whale meat is gross and I miss a girl’s laugh |
| Five weeks at sea, even Dave seems a catch! |
| Hoist up the thing! |
| Batten down the whatsit! |
| What’s that thing spinning? |
| Somebody should stop it! |
| Turn hard to port! |
| (That's not port) Now I’ve got it! |
| Trust me, I’m in control! |
| We’ve hit icy waters, no land to be seen |
| The food’s getting low and the beer has gone green |
| There’s murmurs of discontent under the deck |
| If I don’t act fast, it could be my neck! |
| So pull up the charts and those weird gold machines |
| I see what it says but no clue what it means! |
| Just pull on some levers and yank on some chains |
| Feign a bad back til' we’ve landed again |
| Hoist up the thing! |
| Batten down the whatsit! |
| What’s that thing spinning? |
| Somebody should stop it! |
| Turn hard to port! |
| (That's not port) Now I’ve got it! |
| Trust me, I’m in control! |
| Hoist up the thing! |
| Batten down the whatsit! |
| What’s that thing spinning? |
| Somebody should stop it! |
| Turn hard to port! |
| (That's not port) Now I’ve got it! |
| Trust me, I’m in control! |
| Hoist up the thing! |
| Batten down the whatsit! |
| What’s that thing spinning? |
| Somebody should stop it! |
| Turn hard to port! |
| (That's not port) Now I’ve got it! |
| Trust me, I’m in control! |
| Hoist up the thing! |
| Batten down the whatsit! |
| What’s that thing spinning? |
| Somebody should stop it! |
| (BLOODY HELL!) |
| Turn hard to port! |
| (This is SHERRY!) Now I’ve got it! |
| (Screaming) |
| Trust me, I’m in control! |
| (MOMMY) |
| Trust me, I’m in control! |