A C Shanty Lyrics

He was a captain of the navy

And born to be a sailor

When I was just a lad

He never talked about it much

But now he's found the proof of God

And I wanna big adventure

So someday I will sail the seas

To see what he has seen

One sparrow, two sparrows

Ending of the journey

That you had

Across the ocean

Every sea and every shore

I've traveled North America

But never crossed the ocean

And like my mother's father

I don't talk about it much

But I could probably fool you

I swear just like a sailor

So pass the rum

You son of a bitch

I'll drink until I'm gone

One sparrow, two sparrows

Ending of the journey

That you had

Across the ocean

Every sea and every shore

Well when my mother's mother

Passed away my mother's father

Had a bottle-a rum a day

Until he died a broken heart

Because you see my mother's father

Was a-married to the sea

Until he met my mother's mother

And he had to marry she

One sparrow, two sparrows

Ending of the journey

That you had

Across the ocean

Every sea and every shore

One sparrow, two sparrows

I just wanna love somebody

Deeper than the ocean

Every sea and every shore