Classic Channel Regatta » Song: Haul Away Joe

HAUL AWAY JOE

When I was a little lad or so me mammy told me.
(Away haul away, we’ll haul away Joe)
That if I didn’t kiss the girls me lips would grow a-mouldy

Chorus:

Away (hey!) Haul away, we’ll haul away together
(Away (hey!) haul away, we’ll haul away Joe)
Away (hey!) Haul away, we’ll haul for better weather
(Away (hey!) haul away, we’ll haul away Joe)

I used to have an Irish girl, but she got fat and lazy
(Away haul away, we’ll haul away Joe)
But now I’ve got a Dartmouth girl, and she just drives me crazy

Old Louis was the king of France before the revolution
(Away haul away, we’ll haul away Joe)
But then he got his head chopped off it spoiled his constitution

You call yourself a second mate, you cann’e tie a bowline
(Away haul away, we’ll haul away Joe)
You can’t even stand up straight, when the packet she’s a rollin’

Well now can’t you see the black clouds a-gatherin’?
(Away hey!) haul away, we’ll haul away Joe)
Well now can’t you see the storm clouds a-risin’?

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