Lonely It Be

In a new world Caribbean rat hole, we enlisted a slender mate

We've sailed for months an' I for sure ain't seen no lass of late

But with this here slim sailor I suspected a slight charade

Well his hands was lily white you see, thou I never saw him bathe

An' lonely it be, the life at sea

Ain't seen that much opportunity

So think of that as I tell me tale

It's lonely as hell under sail

Well his voice was thin, and his step was light, he didn't curse an' he picked no fight

and soon I was sure of ‘es secret play, never been so sure I say

Now I said to meself this lad for sure, this lad fer sur'es a lass

An' I a handsome sailor, deserves a piece of ass

An' lonely it be, the life at sea

Ain't seen that much opportunity

So think of that as I tell me tale

It's lonely as hell under sail

So I started out by offrin' the girl to relive her of her watch

She giggled, and smiled an' later that night I drank half a bottle of scotch

And now's the time to make me move so I lured her under deck

She was warm in me arms an willin' fer sure as I kissed her ivory neck

An' lonely it be, the life at sea

Ain't seen that much opportunity

So think of that as I tell me tale

It's lonely as hell under sail

When the clothes was dropped, was I in fer a chock this sure was no girl me mate

I was wrong, an' enraged and I drew me gun to end this dreadful date

As he turned and run I reckoned though - he was still a piece of ass

So I braced myself as it dawned on me I need no frigin' lass

An' lonely it be, the life at sea

Ain't seen that much opportunity

So think of that as I tell me tale

It´s lonely as hell under sail

And we tumbled around like two ships in storm

He was salty an wild and warm

So what is the spirit of this here tale

It don't matter much under sail