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0|0|0|||1||song of the day%2C 2023.07.10|Gryphon||14:10:40|07/10/2023|Sea songs are unsurprisingly popular in New Yokosuka%3B this one particularly so with %5Bi%5Dkanmusu%5B%2Fi%5D originally dating from the mid-to-late twentieth century.  It can often be heard being sung by the 14th Navy Group Armory staff in the pub nearest to their establishment%2C the cheekily named Admiral%27s Arms %28so called because many is the wistful fleet girl who has whiled away an evening there%29.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bhr%5D%0D%0A%0D%0AWell me father often told me when I was just a lad%0D%0AA sailor%27s life is very hard%2C the food is always bad%0D%0ABut now I%27ve joined the Navy%2C I%27m aboard a man-o%27-war%0D%0AAnd now I%27ve found a sailor ain%27t a sailor any more%0D%0A%0D%0ADon%27t haul on the rope%0D%0ADon%27t climb up the mast%0D%0AAnd if you see a sailing ship it might be your last%0D%0AJust get your civvies ready for another run ashore%0D%0AA sailor ain%27t a sailor ain%27t a sailor any more%0D%0A%0D%0AWell the killick of our mess%2C he says we had it soft%0D%0AIt wasn%27t like that in his day%2C when we were up aloft%0D%0AWe like our bunks and sleeping bags but what%27s a hammock for%3F%0D%0ASwinging from the deckhead or lying on the floor%3F%0D%0A%0D%0ADon%27t haul on the rope%0D%0ADon%27t climb up the mast%0D%0AAnd if you see a sailing ship it might be your last%0D%0AJust get your civvies ready for another run ashore%0D%0AA sailor ain%27t a sailor ain%27t a sailor any more%0D%0A%0D%0AThey gave us an engine that first went up and down%0D%0AAnd then with more technology the engine went around%0D%0AWe know our steam and diesels but what%27s a mainyard for%3F%0D%0AA stoker ain%27t a stoker with a shovel any more%0D%0A%0D%0ADon%27t haul on the rope%0D%0ADon%27t climb up the mast%0D%0AAnd if you see a sailing ship it might be your last%0D%0AJust get your civvies ready for another run ashore%0D%0AA sailor ain%27t a sailor ain%27t a sailor any more%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd two cans of beer a day and that%27s your bleedin%27 lot%0D%0AAnd now I%27ve got an extra one because they stopped the tot%0D%0ASo we%27ll put on our civvie clothes and find a pub ashore%0D%0AA sailor%27s just a sailor%2C just like he was before%0D%0A%0D%0ADon%27t haul on the rope%0D%0ADon%27t climb up the mast%0D%0AAnd if you see a sailing ship it might be your last%0D%0AJust get your civvies ready for another run ashore%0D%0AA sailor ain%27t a sailor ain%27t a sailor any more%0D%0A%0D%0ADon%27t haul on the rope%0D%0ADon%27t climb up the mast%0D%0AAnd if you see a sailing ship it might be your last%0D%0AJust get your civvies ready for another run ashore%0D%0AA sailor ain%27t a sailor ain%27t a sailor any more%0D%0A%0D%0A%26mdash%3BNathan Evans%0D%0A%5Blink%3Ayoutu.be%2Fzw0FZs_J2IE%7C%22The Last Shanty%22%5D%0D%0A%5Bi%5DWellerman - The Album%5B%2Fi%5D %282022%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D