

Prompt / Lyrics
The Liar and the Long Haul ⚓️ (Call & Response Style for the Crew) (Verse 1) (Solo/Lead) She'd swear upon the quarterdeck she loved me true and fast, (Crew) Heave ho! The liar's sails are cast! (Solo/Lead) I told the wench we'd tie the knot, before the time was past, (Crew) Way-hay, and haul away the mast! (Solo/Lead) She claimed I was her anchor, her only guiding light, (Crew) Heave ho! Through the dark and stormy night! (Solo/Lead) But she slipped her lines with a sailor boy and left me in a fright! (Crew) She sailed right off, the scurvy blight! (Chorus - Loud and Rousing) (Solo/Lead) A lonely tar am I, with naught but bitter grog to sip, (Crew) And a bottle of rum on my lip! (Solo/Lead) She spoke of 'One and Only,' then she gave the ship the slip, (Crew) Way-hay, and damn the bloody trip! (Solo/Lead) She ran with a landsman, so raise yer voices high! (Crew) Heave ho! We'll drink her canvas dry! (Verse 2) (Solo/Lead) It was a strange coincidence, how she came on my watch, (Crew) Heave ho! Give the rail a scratch! (Solo/Lead) I saw her by the dockside, she was a pretty catch, (Crew) Way-hay, there wasn't time to fetch! (Solo/Lead) She looked too fine to let her go, so I pressed my luck with glee, (Crew) Heave ho! She was the one for me! (Solo/Lead) I shouted, "Yo, me darlin'!" and she flinched, as wild as could be, (Crew) She was scared by what she did see! (Verse 3) (Solo/Lead) She gave her name and number, and bid me call her soon, (Crew) Heave ho! Beneath the silver moon! (Solo/Lead) It took a month of sailin' 'fore I brought her 'neath my boom, (Crew) Way-hay, we swept away the gloom! (Solo/Lead) Everything was smooth as glass, we sailed the course just right, (Crew) Heave ho! Our love was shining bright! (Solo/Lead) She'd whisper, "You're my captain, my one and only own," (Crew) But she ran with another man and left me all alone! (Chorus - Loud and Rousing) (Solo/Lead) A lonely tar am I, with naught but bitter grog to sip, (Crew) And a bottle of rum on my lip! (Solo/Lead) She spoke of 'One and Only,' then she gave the ship the slip, (Crew) Way-hay, and damn the bloody trip! (Solo/Lead) She ran with a landsman, so raise yer voices high! (Crew) Heave ho! We'll drink her canvas dry! (Verse 4) (Solo/Lead) We shared our gold and biscuits, down to the very last crumb, (Crew) Heave ho! We knew what was to come! (Solo/Lead) I took her out for dinners, with fiddles, flute, and drum, (Crew) Way-hay, we were feeling numb! (Solo/Lead) She never showed a sign that the voyage was astray, (Crew) Heave ho! She hid it well away! (Solo/Lead) My mates all warned me, "Man, Shan, just scuttle her today!" (Crew) But I loved the cursed castaway! (Verse 5) (Solo/Lead) Then the tides began to turn, and her compass spun clean round, (Crew) Heave ho! She made an awful sound! (Solo/Lead) Little squabbles and wild yarns, all over the cursed ground, (Crew) Way-hay, the devil's work she found! (Solo/Lead) I'd ask, "Where have you been, lass, all through the dark
Tags
Irish drinking music, sea shanty, male
5:03
No
11/22/2025