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Upon The Soggy Bottom

by Alex McMurray Velvety Pod Music (BMI)

it ain’t so bad as graveyards go

a little damp, but listen close

so you can hear the whispers of a sailors ghost

on the day I sailed to sea

my mama cried, my daddy prayed

but it saved me from a banker’s wage

so on the sea I stayed

on the sea I stayed

 

I sailed the seas to learn the stars

but I soon forgot ‘em

on the day I came to rest upon the soggy bottom

 

see my pa there with his pipe

see my ma there in her gown

see me dance with all the girls in London town.

once I was a handsome man

I had a girl in every port

I lived to love them, I loved to leave them

I loved them just for sport

I loved them just for sport

 

I sailed the seas to learn the stars

but I soon forgot ‘em

on the day I came to rest upon the soggy bottom

 

come ye sailors, drink until you roar

don’t you know your money ain’t no good no more

 

now and then, you'll hear my ghost

rushing out, rushing in

can’t you hear the tide is going out again

let the others leave their tracks

where the cold winds ever blow

see them in the violet hour paying what they owe

paying what they owe

 

I sailed the seas to learn the stars

but I soon forgot ‘em

on the day I came to rest upon the soggy bottom

as a lad I loved my kin

but I soon forgot ‘em

on the day I came to rest upon the soggy bottom

upon the soggy bottom