Dear Old Vessels Lyrics & Chords By Gordon Bok

Have you heard of a ship called the good Reuben James Manned by hard fighting men both of honor and fame? She flew the Stars and Stripes of the land of the free But tonight she's...read more

On a day of days I stood and gazed over the western sea Startled and struck, frightened to look When a mermaid called to me Ooh-wah Ooh-wah-Ooh, my sunny sailor boy Like a...read more

Trying to read her palm With a clenched fist Calling out for whatever's in store Asking 'God, did the Devil Put you up to this Whatever it is I can't take it any more' She...read more

Oh ye Mariners as you pass by, Well come into drink if you are dry. Come and spend, my lads, your money brisk, And pop your nose in this one. Drink another jug of this. Oh ye...read more

I can well recall the first time I ever put to sea, It was on the old "Calcutta" in eighteen fifty-three. I was just a lad of fourteen years, a midshipman to be To make my way in...read more