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(Verse 1)
(Call) I traded the spray for a patch of dry ground
(Response) To find me a wife in the town
(Call) I put on a waistcoat and polished my shoes
(Response) And swapped out the rum for the blues
(Call) I courted a girl with a ribbon so red
(Response) But she wanted a house and a bed
(Call) She didn't want salt or a man on the go
(Response) She wanted the garden to grow!
(Chorus)
Oh, it’s harder to catch a good woman on shore
Than a whale in a gale or a prize-ship of war!
The knots on the rigging are easy to tie
But a wedding-ring knot is a lonesome goodbye.
You can navigate stars and the deep rolling sea
But a lady’s a map that’s a mystery to me!
(Verse 2)
(Call) I met with a widow from over the hill
(Response) She looked for a man with a bill
(Call) She didn't want yarns about cannons and smoke
(Response) She only wanted my poke
(Call) I told her of gold in the Spanish Main sun
(Response) She told me the dishes weren't done
(Call) I spoke of the turtles in Tortuga Bay
(Response) She asked for my weekly-earned pay!
(Chorus)
Oh, it’s harder to catch a good woman on shore
Than a whale in a gale or a prize-ship of war!
The knots on the rigging are easy to tie
But a wedding-ring knot is a lonesome goodbye.
You can navigate stars and the deep rolling sea
But a lady’s a map that’s a mystery to me!
(Verse 3)
(Call) My back is a-breaking from hauling the plow
(Response) I’d rather be hauling the bow
(Call) I miss the old smell of the tar and the rope
(Response) And the girl with the lavender soap
(Call) She says that I smell like a bucket of bait
(Response) And I’m always a-coming home late
(Call) So it’s back to the harbor and back to the crew
(Response) I’m done with the courting, I’m through!
(Chorus)
Oh, it’s harder to catch a good woman on shore
Than a whale in a gale or a prize-ship of war!
The knots on the rigging are easy to tie
But a wedding-ring knot is a lonesome goodbye.
You can navigate stars and the deep rolling sea
But a lady’s a map that’s a mystery to me!
(Outro)
(Call) Pull the anchor
(Response) Let it ride
(Call) Leave the lady
(Response) With the tide
(Call) Better the ocean
(Response) Than a wife
(Call) That’s the end
(Response) Of the quiet life
Details
GeneratedFeb 22, 2026
Duration2:36
LanguageEnglish
Style
Traditional sea shanty, group of male voices, rhythmic stomps and claps, raw and unpolished, deep bass vocals
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HamCheckModelAria v5
