| Lyrics: | Sailor's Alphabet
A is the Anchor that holds a bold ship,
B is the Bowsprit that
often does dip.
C is the Capstan round which we must wind, and
D are the Davits on which
the jolly boat hangs.
So hi derry, hey derry, ho derry down,
Give sailors their grog
and there's nothing goes wrong,
So merry, so merry, so merry are we,
No mortal on earth
like a sailor at sea.
E is the Ensign, the Red, White and Blue,
F is the Fo'castle
that holds the ship's crew.
G is the Gangway where the mate takes his stand, and
H is the
Hawser that seldom does strand.
I is the Irons where the stuns'l boom sits.
J is the
Jib boom that often does slip.
K are the Keelsons of which you've been told, and
L are the
Lanyards that always will hold.
M is the Mainmast so stout and so strong,
N is the
Northpoint that never points wrong.
O are the Orders which we must beware, and
P are the
Pumps that cause sailors to swear.
Q is the Quadrant the sun for to take,
R is the
Rigging that often does shake.
S is the Starboard side of our bold ship, and
T are the
Topmasts that often do split.
U is the Ugliest old captain of all,
V are the Vapors that
come with the squall.
W is the Windlass round which we must wind, and
X, Y and Z -- I
can't put to rhyme.
or:
U's for the uniform, mostly worn aft
V's for the
vangs running from the main gap
W's for water, we're on a pint and a pound
And X marks the
spot where old Stormy was drowned
(Chorus)
Y's for yardarm, needs a good
sailor man
Z is for Zoe, I'm her fancy man
Z's also for zero in the cold winter
time
And now we have brought all the letters in rhyme
Recorded by the Boarding
Party
@sailor
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