Sam's Gone Away

I wish I was a bosun on board a man-o-war,
Sam's gone away, on board a man-o-war.
I wish I was a bosun on board a man-o-war.
Sam's gone away, on board a man-o-war.

Chorus:
Pretty work, brave boys, pretty work, I say.
Sam's gone away, on board a man-o-war.

I wish I was the gunner on board a man-o-war,
Sam's gone away, on board a man-o-war.
I wish I was the gunner on board a man-o-war.
Sam's gone away, on board a man-o-war.

Chorus

I wish I was the chief mate on board a man-o-war,
Sam's gone away, on board a man-o-war.
I wish I was the chief mate on board a man-o-war.
Sam's gone away, on board a man-o-war.

Chorus

I wish I was the captain on board a man-o-war,
Sam's gone away, on board a man-o-war.
I wish I was the captain on board a man-o-war.
Sam's gone away, on board a man-o-war.

Chorus

I wish I was the purser on board a man-o-war,
Sam's gone away, on board a man-o-war.
I wish I was the purser on board a man-o-war.
Sam's gone away, on board a man-o-war.

Chorus

I'm glad I'm not the ship's rat on board a man-o-war,
Sam's gone away, on board a man-o-war.
I'm glad I'm not the ship's rat on board a man-o-war.
Sam's gone away, on board a man-o-war.

Chorus

I guess that's all the people on board a man-o-war,
Sam's gone away, on board a man-o-war.
I guess that's all the people on board a man-o-war.
Sam's gone away, on board a man-o-war.

Chorus

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