We were fresh from the sea,
Our pockets full of money
When me and me mateys
We headed for the bar
No sooner had we 'rrived
Than one pint turned to five
And a lassie grabbed me by the belt
And dragged me toward the stairs!
Oh, Mother, don't wake me,
Don't jostle or shake me
I spent all night drinkin'
With the ladies by the shore.
And if I never wake,
Don't cry and don't shriek,
Just sing the glorious tales of
My last night in Baltimore!
There were redheads, there were blondes
Brunettes of which I'm fond.
We plied 'em with cheap alcohol
So they wouldn't leave our side.
Before the night was through,
We each had one or two.
By midnight our cabin boy
Had found himself a bride!
We drank fifteen kegs of beer,
Whiskeys from far and near.
We ate up all their venison,
We choked down all their stew.
And when we were run dry,
We would not just stand by
A raiding party went next door
To liberate more brew!
Things started to go queer
When Pat stole Kelly's beer
So he put his face into Pat's face
And started up a fight
Well, the brawl raged all around
And we tore that tavern down,
But we rescued all the kegs
So we could drink another night!
Now me head is sore and achey
And me bones are bruised and creaky,
And I don't truly expect that I
Should live to see the light,
So tell me girl in Leicester,
'Till she dies I'll miss her,
But in the mornin', if I'm livin',
I'll be back tomorrow night!
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