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Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
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A whale of a tale or two
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“Bout the flap-pin’ fish And the girls I’ve loved
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On nights like this with the moon a-bove
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A whale of a tale and it’s all true
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I swear by my ta-too
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There was harpoon Hannah
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Had a face that made you shudder
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lips like fish hooks and a nose just like a rudder
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When I kissed her and held her tenderly
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There's no sea monster big enough to ever frighten me.
There was Mer-maid Min-nie
Met her down in Mad-a-gas-car
She would kiss me
An-y-time that I would ask her
Then one eve-ning
Her flame of love burned out
Blow me down and pick me up
She swapped me for a trout
There was Typhoon Tessie
Met her on the coast of Java
When we kissed I bubbled up like molten lava
Then she gave me the scare of my young life
Blow me down and pick me up
She was the Captain's wife.
