Retirement Song

I'll be a man of the land
I'll be a man of the trees
I'll be a man wherever my woman will be
I won't be any captain's mate
I won't be servant of the seas
'Cause this pretty little woman is all I need

I've been roaming all my life and now I've found a lady wife
I'm staying, right here
Oh, I won't go sailing anymore I won't obey the ocean's call
I'm staying, right here

Chorus

At 14, I was cabin boy to fearsome Captain Buckleroy
I'm staying, right here
When I was sick he ordered cat 'o nine, until I said that I felt fine
I'm staying, right here

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At 20, I manned our crow's nest and captain said I was the best
I'm staying right here
But I nearly lost my eyes to God just looking out for old Cape Cod
I'm staying right here

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At 25, no man alive could match my skill for gunning
I'm staying right here
But the captain he got drunk one night and sank the blasted cannon
I'm staying right here

Chorus

Captain died at 28, and by then I was his first mate
I'm staying, right here
Oh, they tried to give me his command but I was hungry for the land
I'm staying, right here

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Stepped ashore at Felixstowe and made for Bristol by the road
I'm staying, right here
Oh, I fell in love when first I saw her
Avon County's finest daughter (sung slowly)
And now she's got me staying right here (away!)

Chorus x 2