Whores and Hounds - The Irish Rovers

Thougth this time, i’d stay in town

But now be damned, im outwards bound

Me money it went, for whores and hounds

Off to sea once more

You’d think by now i smarter be, and learnt from past discrepencies

But here am i, headed back to sea

Penniless, sick and soare

One

Two

Three

Four

Whores and hounds n' navy rum

They have me broke, they have me numb

A drunken sailor i become whenever im on the shore

The lassies are my hearts delight, but i can’t pay them every night

And i must look a sorry sight when begging for it free

And at the greyhounds guzzling grog, i never picked a winning dog

A sailors life’s a hard ol' slug whenever he’s on a spree

For whores and hounds n' navy rum

They have me broke, they have me numb

A drunken sailor i become whenever im on the shore

Intermision

Perhaps it’s time to stop the strife, settle down and find a wife

But then again i love me life, what ever may insue

So i’ll not fuss, and I’ll not fret for i got life within me yet

I’ll get drunk as i can get, thats what we sailors do

For whores and hounds n' navy rum

They have me broke, they have me numb

A drunken sailor i become whenever im on the shore

For whores and hounds n' navy rum

They have me broke, they have me numb

A drunken sailor i become whenever im on the shore

Yes i thought this time i’d stay in town but once again i’m seaward bound

But i’ll be back for whores and hounds, who keep talking out to me

When i return from sea