Shantyman: Oh, Larry Marr he kept a house,
Crew: Timme, rol-lick-in' Larry Marr!
Shantyman: Where every sailor could get douse,
Crew: Timme, rol-lick-in' Larry Marr!
Shantyman: From the Barbary Coast steer clear, me boys,
Shantyman: And from old Larry Marr,
Crew: Or else damn soon shanghaied ye'll be
Crew: By Larry’s five-gallon jar!
Shantyman: He’d fill your mug with drugged old rum,
Crew: Timme, rol-lick-in' Larry Marr!
Shantyman: Until your wits were completely numb,
Crew: Timme, rol-lick-in' Larry Marr!
Shantyman: From the Barbary Coast steer clear, me boys,
Shantyman: And from old Larry Marr,
Crew: Or else damn soon shanghaied ye'll be
Crew: By Larry’s five-gallon jar!
Shantyman: You'd wake up cold on a rolling deck,
Crew: Timme, rol-lick-in' Larry Marr!
Shantyman: With an iron collar around your neck,
Crew: Timme, rol-lick-in' Larry Marr!
Shantyman: From the Barbary Coast steer clear, me boys,
Shantyman: And from old Larry Marr,
Crew: Or else damn soon shanghaied ye'll be
Crew: By Larry’s five-gallon jar!
Shantyman: You're bound away for the China Sea,
Crew: Timme, rol-lick-in' Larry Marr!
Shantyman: And you’ve seen the last of your liberty,
Crew: Timme, rol-lick-in' Larry Marr!
Shantyman: From the Barbary Coast steer clear, me boys,
Shantyman: And from old Larry Marr,
Crew: Or else damn soon shanghaied ye'll be
Crew: By Larry’s five-gallon jar!
Shantyman: So pocket your money and guard your drink,
Crew: Timme, rol-lick-in' Larry Marr!
Shantyman: Or you'll be chained before you think,
Crew: Timme, rol-lick-in' Larry Marr!
Shantyman: From the Barbary Coast steer clear, me boys,
Shantyman: And from old Larry Marr,
Crew: Or else damn soon shanghaied ye'll be
Crew: By Larry’s five-gallon jar!
