[ti:The Last Shanty] [ar:Nathan Evans] [al:The Last Shanty] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.46]The Last Shanty - Nathan Evans [00:01.29]Lyrics by:Tom Lewis [00:01.84]Composed by:Tom Lewis [00:02.70]Well me father often told me when I was just a lad [00:05.94]A sailor's life is very hard the food is always bad [00:08.98]But now I've joined the navy I'm aboard a man-o-war [00:12.32]And now I've found a sailor ain't a sailor any more [00:15.43]Don't haul on the rope don't climb up the mast [00:18.67]If you see a sailing ship it might be your last [00:21.75]Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore [00:25.11]A sailor ain't a sailor ain't a sailor anymore [00:28.25]Well the killick of our mess he says we had it soft [00:31.50]It wasn't like that in his day when we were up aloft [00:34.49]We like our bunks and sleeping bags but what's a hammock for [00:37.89]Swinging from the deckhead or lying on the floor [00:40.93]Don't haul on the rope don't climb up thе mast [00:44.39]If you see a sailing ship it might be your last [00:47.29]Just get your civvies rеady for another run-ashore [00:50.75]A sailor ain't a sailor ain't a sailor anymore [00:53.88]They gave us an engine that first went up and down [00:57.13]Then with more technology the engine went around [01:00.18]We know our steam and diesels but what's a mainyard for [01:03.52]A stoker ain't a stoker with a shovel anymore [01:06.45]Don't haul on the rope don't climb up the mast [01:09.70]If you see a sailing ship it might be your last [01:12.94]Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore [01:16.35]A sailor ain't a sailor ain't a sailor anymore [01:19.07] [01:19.64]And two cans of beer a day [01:21.38]And that's your bleeding lot [01:22.75]And now we've got an extra one because they stopped the tot [01:25.67]So we'll put on our civvy-clothes find a pub ashore [01:29.07]A sailor's just a sailor just like he was before [01:32.08]Don't haul on the rope don't climb up the mast [01:35.56]If you see a sailing ship it might be your last [01:38.47]Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore [01:41.95]A sailor ain't a sailor ain't a sailor anymore [01:44.90]Don't haul on the rope don't climb up the mast [01:48.38]If you see a sailing ship it might be your last [01:51.31]Just get your civvies ready for another run-ashore [01:54.74]A sailor ain't a sailor ain't a sailor anymore