Ranzo Lyrics
- Genre:Folk
- Year of Release:2018
Lyrics
Poor old Reuben Ranzo
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
Oh, poor old Reuben Ranzo
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
Ranzo was no sailor
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
He was a New York tailor
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
Shanghaied aboard a whaler
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
Oh, Ranzo was no sailor
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
They gave him holystoning
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
For he would not stop his groaning
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
The mate, he gave him twenty
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
That's nineteen more than plenty
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
The captain gave him thirty
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
Because he was so dirty
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
The captain's daughter, Lucy
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
She begged her da for mercy
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
She took him to her cabin
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
And tried to ease his aching
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
She gave him cake and water
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
And a little bit more than she oughter
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
She gave him education
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
And taught him navigation
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
Now Ranzo is a sailor
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
A-sailing on blue water
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
He's known wherever them whalefish blow
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
As the toughest bastard on the go
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
Hurrah for Reuben Ranzo
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
Hurrah for Reuben Ranzo!
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
Hurrah for Reuben Ranzo
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
Hurrah for Captain Ranzo!
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!