Whiskey Bards

The Recruiter (Free Rum Ain't Free)
Hey laddie come here by the fire And have yourself a seat And take a long pull from this mug The rum is mighty sweet And let an old man tell ya tales For an hour or two About his life upon the sea And all his ships and crews I walked into a pub one day A young and strapping lad A sailor man bought me a drink And I thought, “That's not bad” To get a pint of tasty rum (I thought it was for free) To my surprise I found the cost When I woke up at see Never trust a sailor man Who says he'll buy the drinks No matter how the rum goes down The operation stinks He's prob'ly just recruitin' When you've had a drink or three You'll find out just how much it costs When you wake up at sea Letras de canciones For many years I sailed that ship Her Captain was Mad Jack Her name, the Good Ship Mystery Her colors they were black We plundered up and down the coast And then pulled into dock Some stranger bought the drinks I woke up ten miles from the rocks Never trust a sailor man Who says he'll buy the drinks No matter how the rum goes down The operation stinks He's prob'ly just recruitin' When you've had a drink or three You'll find out just how much it costs When you wake up at sea Oh on the Hellfire I was bound To serve a foul-mouthed crew I had to daily pump the bilge And then I'd cook the stew They dropped me off in port and there I thought I'd finally stay Until some stranger bought the drinks Upon a cursed day Never trust a sailor man Who says he'll buy the drinks No matter how the rum goes down The operation stinks He's prob'ly just recruitin' When you've had a drink or three You'll find out just how much it costs When you wake up at sea The Tyranny was quite a ship Her Captain no one's pal He'd flog the sailors twice a day For failures in morale He finally sent us to a pub And every man was there When a sailor bought the house a round We all said, “Hey, that's fair!” Sometimes trust a sailor man Who says he'll buy the drinks There's better ships to sail upon No matter what ya thinks He's hopefully recruitin' When you've had a drink or three You'll find out just how good life is When you wake up at sea I woke up in a darkened cabin Miles out from the shore A man was sittin' with me He said, “Lad, you're luck is poor.” “But hey, it just got better and It's grand ta have ya back.” Turns out it was me old comrade That madman Captain Jack To Jack! My many years of sailin' ships Taught me a thing or two And brought me to high station Within me favorite crew So ends the tales and morals With the drinks I give for free But You'll find that out soon enough When you wake up at sea! Never trust a sailor man Who says he'll buy the drinks No matter how the rum goes down The operation stinks He's prob'ly just recruitin' When you've had a drink or three You'll find out just how much it costs When you wake up at sea Everyone! Never trust a sailor man Who says he'll buy the drinks All around! No matter how the rum goes down The operation stinks One more! He's prob'ly just recruitin' When you've had a drink or three You'll find out just how much it costs When you wake up at sea Let's have a drink to our new mate, lads... I'm buyin'... From Letras Mania