thougth this time i d stay in town but now be damned im outwards bound me money it went for whores and hounds off to sea once more you d think by now i smarter be and learnt from past discrepencies but here am i headed back to sea penniless sick and soare one two three four whores and hounds n navy rum they have me broke they have me numb a drunken sailor i become whenever im on the shore the lassies are my hearts delight but i can t pay them every night and i must look a sorry sight when begging for it free and at the greyhounds guzzling grog i never picked a winning dog a sailors life s a hard ol slug whenever he s on a spree for whores and hounds n navy rum they have me broke they have me numb a drunken sailor i become whenever im on the shore intermision perhaps it s time to stop the strife settle down and find a wife but then again i love me life what ever may insue so i ll not fuss and i ll not fret for i got life within me yet i ll get drunk as i can get thats what we sailors do for whores and hounds n navy rum they have me broke they have me numb a drunken sailor i become whenever im on the shore for whores and hounds n navy rum they have me broke they have me numb a drunken sailor i become whenever im on the shore yes i thought this time i d stay in town but once again i m seaward bound but i ll be back for whores and hounds who keep talking out to me when i return from sea