[Verse 1: Sea-shanty male lead, stomping kick drum, driving bass line, rowdy sea-shanty vocal] I'm the hardest man on the harbor, ask anybody there I can lift an engine block, I can wrestle any bear Signed on with Skipper Nell for six weeks on the Bess Told the whole pub I'd be comin' back a legend, nothin' less First mornin' past the breakwater, sun was comin' up red Bacon on the galley stove and somethin' turnin' in my head Ten minutes later I am hangin' off the rail Givin' back my breakfast to the gulls and to the gale Nell leans out the wheelhouse, Tam, you right there, son I wipe my mouth and holler never better, get it done [Hook: Sea-shanty male lead, full band, stompin' sea-shanty hook] Haul away for sea legs, haul away and heave Green as a bottle but I'm never gonna leave Sick at the sunrise, haulin' by the noon Twice as much as anybody, singin' out of tune [Verse 2: Sea-shanty male lead, crunchy guitars, rowdy sea-shanty vocal] Every mornin' just the same, I'm over the side by six Every afternoon I'm haulin' net like the devil's in the mix Big Rab hauls a single bin, and me, I'm haulin' three Nell is countin' up the catch, sayin' what's got into thee Rab says he's empty, Skipper, so there's room for all the fish I would answer but I'm busy feedin' Neptune off a dish Six weeks of sunrise and six weeks of the rail Six weeks haulin' heavier than any man in the tale Crew is placin' bets on how I'm still alive And I'm lyin' on the deck sayin' lads, I'm doin' fine [Hook: Sea-shanty male lead, full band, stompin' sea-shanty hook] Haul away for sea legs, haul away and heave Green as a bottle but I'm never gonna leave Sick at the sunrise, haulin' by the noon Twice as much as anybody, singin' out of tune [Call and Response: female skipper calls, Sea-shanty male lead answers, fiddle reel, a fast fiddle reel takes over the top of the band] Who's the greenest man aboard Me, Skipper, me, oh Lord Who's the first one at the rail Me, Skipper, without fail Who hauled the most in six weeks' time Me, Skipper, every line Then who's the first to step ashore Me, Skipper, me for sure Six weeks done and we tie her up Whole pub waitin' on the dock with a cup I step down off the gangway like the king of the fleet And the dock don't roll, so I'm flat off my feet [Final Hook: Sea-shanty male lead, full band, fiddle still racing, stompin' sea-shanty hook] Haul away for sea legs, haul away and heave Green as a bottle but I'm never gonna leave Sick at the sunrise, haulin' by the noon Twice as much as anybody, singin' out of tune [Outro: Sea-shanty male lead, the crew laughing, sea-shanty stomp] Hardest man on the harbor, ask anybody there I can haul against the ocean but I can't stand on a stair [End]
