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This Song Was First Published In A Book By A Man Named Rex Clements Called “Manavalins: A Muster Of Sea-Songs As Distinguished From Shanties, Written For The Most Part By Seamen And Sung On Board Ship During The Closing Years Of The Age Of Sail. 1890-1920. It Was Published In 1927 And Is Supposedly A Collection Of Sea Songs From 1890-1920. Paddy West Is Described In The Book As Being A Sort Of Folk Take Among Sailors Of The Time, With No Way To Tell If Paddy West Was A Real Person. As Rex Clements States,“All Sailors Are Familiar, At Least By Name,With That Heroic Figure Of The Days Of Crimping” (Clements, 94). The Longest Johns Released This Cover On Their New Album “Voyage” And I Believe They Have Done It Plenty Of Justice. If You Have Any Questions About The Song Or The Book, Please Send Me A Message. Thanks! [Intro] D A D A D [Verse One]

A^Ds I was walkin' down L^Aondon R^Doad, I ca^Ame to Paddy West's ho^Duse He ga^Dve me a dish of Am^Gerican ha^Dsh and he ca^Dlled it Liverpool sc^Bmouse He s^Daid, "There's a ship, she's ta^Gking ha^Dnds, and o^Dn her you must s^Bmign. The mat^De's a bastard, the cap^Atain's wo^Drse, but s^Ahe will do ya fine^D."

[Chorus]

Take o^Dff your dungaree j^Gack^Dets and gi^Dve yourselves a^Bm rest And th^Dink of them cold nor'^Awest^Ders we h^Aad in Paddy West^D's

[Verse Two]

Now Pa^Dddy he pipes all ha^Ands on d^Deck, there's sta^Ations for to ma^Dn His w^Dife, she's stood in the d^Goorw^Day with a bu^Dcket in her h^Bmand And Pa^Dddy, he cries, "Now, l^Get 'er r^Dip!” and she th^Drows the water our w^Bmay Crying, "C^Dlew up your fore t'g^Aan'sl, b^Doys, she's ta^Aking on the spr^Day!"

[Chorus]

Take of^Df your dungaree j^Gack^Dets and g^Dive yourselves a r^Bmest And th^Dink of them cold nor'w^Aest^Ders we h^Aad in Paddy Wes^Dt's

[Verse Three]

Now s^Deeing she's off to so^Authwa^Drd, to F^Arisco she was bo^Dund Now P^Daddy he takes out a le^Gngth of r^Dope and he l^Days it on the gr^Bmound And we a^Dll steps over and b^Gack ag^Dain, and he s^Days to me, "That's f^Bmine. I^Df they ask were you e^Aver at s^Dea, you can s^Aay you've crossed the li^Dne"

[Chorus]

Take o^Dff your dungaree ^Gjac^Dkets and g^Dive yourselves a r^Bmest And th^Dink of them cold nor'^Awest^Ders we h^Aad in Paddy West^D's

[Verse Four]

"Now there's j^Dust one thing for y^Aou to ^Ddo b^Aefore you sail a^Dway; Just s^Dtep around the ^Gtab^Dle where the bu^Dllock's horns do ^Bmlay. I^Df they ever ask, 'Were you^G ever at s^Dea?' you can s^Day, 'Ten times 'round the H^Bmorn'. By J^Desus, you're an old ^Asailor m^Dan from the d^Aay that you were b^Dorn."

[Chorus 2]

Take o^Dff your dungaree ^Gjack^Dets and g^Dive yourselves a r^Bmest And t^Dhink of them cold nor'^Awest^Ders we h^Aad in Paddy We^Dst's

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Put ^Don your dungaree j^Gacke^Dts, and w^Dalk out looking your b^Bmest And te^Dll 'em you're an old s^Aailor m^Dan that c^Aomes from Paddy W^Dest's

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