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The Shanty Book, Part I, Sailor Shanties

Part 1 — 17. Cheer’ly men.[5]

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17. Cheer’ly men.[5]

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Cheer'ly Men
Cheer'ly Men
Cheer'ly Men
Cheer'ly Men

1. Oh, Nancy Dawson, I-Oh. Chee-lee men. She robb'd the Bo'sun, I-Oh. Chee-lee men. That was a caution, I-Oh. Chee-lee men. Oh Hauly, I-Oh, Chee-lee men.

2. Oh Sally Racket. I-Oh, &c. Pawned my best jacket. I-Oh, &c. Sold the pawn ticket. I-Oh, &c. 3. Oh Kitty Carson Jilted the parson, Married a mason. 4. Oh Betsy Baker Lived in Long Acre, Married a quaker. 5. Oh Jenny Walker Married a hawker That was a corker. 6. Oh Polly Riddle Broke her new fiddle. Right through the middle.

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