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A Sailors Life
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It's a hard life slogging down on the low dock.
The times pressing on, working till six o' clock.
Its one two three four and five potato boats .
Unload four score and more for some hard pound notes.
Day follows day and your pay is ready spent .
Half goes on food and the other half for rent .
Rented out sweat for a penny bet and flip .
Odds or evens gets you some wet on the lip .
Black porters your man and you'll be feeling fine.
Jazzing and jiving around the waterline .
No one knocks the Dockers in the Belfast Crown .
With wind in their sails they come from Sailorstown.

 

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 Reviews of "A Sailors Life"
Reviewed by J. Roseline
Reviewed on November 4, 2013
I like your style , for it is more like mine, so I feel-Roseline

Reviewed by Sue Hess
Reviewed on September 28, 2004
i too enjoyed the glimpse of the life of a sailor

Reviewed by Mr. Ed
Reviewed on September 28, 2004
Truly enjoyed your poetic glimpse into a sailor's life, Paul.


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