Irish traditional song lyrics — collected by Beer Belly Band.
Ship chandlers, panhandlers, skippers tae spare
Whalermen blowin’ their Salvesen share
Merchantmen hame on rough-buckets and tubs
Gaither nae mair in Port O’Lieth pubs
Noo deckheids are ceiling and blukheids are wa’s
The Crawsnest collapsed when the fleet shot the craw
So now it’s a place where the landlubber lubs
The doldrums becalmed the old Port O’Lieth pubs
Smooth property pirates have plundered the Shore
Building bijou’s and bistros and winebars galore
Old Barnacle Bill has been given a scrub
And anchors hauled up in Port O’Lieth pubs
New tradewinds blaw fresh wi’ boutiques and bazaars
And yachtin’ marinas for spare-time Jack Tars
And rulin’ the waves now are nuclear subs
That should’ve been scrapped afore Port O’Lieth pubs